[... snipped: using 2.4.1 because... ]
> Later versions, including the current 2.4.18 fail, to mount an initrd.
I have successfully used ext2-formatted initrd's with a variety of recent
kernels between 2.4.16 and 2.4.18. The only problem I've ever had is that
when _building_ an initrd, kernels between 2.4.10 and 2.4.18-pre-something
had a bug in the ramdisk driver. This has been fixed in later kernels,
and there is also a workaround for it.
> Once somebody makes a kernel they has both a working loop device and
> a working initial RAM Disk, I will use that kernel. In the meantime,
My workstation is running a 2.4.18-pre? which successfully mounts CDROM
ISO images on loopback and successfully creates and boots initrd's.
Are you sure this is not something specific to your setup or config?
Torrey Hoffman
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