Cramfs: bootloader configuration

From: Ravi (postravi_at_gmail.com)
Date: 11/07/04

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    Hi,
    I am trying to compress a 79M root file system using Cramfs intention
    is to put it on 64 M IDE flash. When I try to run it from the Hard
    disk partition 64M, the grub says 'filesystem unknown' and hence the
    kernel is not detected.

    The present grub.conf reads
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8 ro root /dev/hda4/rfs.cramfs

    Then I made hda4 an ext3 type and put the kernel along with the
    rfs.cramfs, the kernel is loading alright but I am getting the
    infamous init not found pass init = ...problem.
    How to make cramfs root file system. will using syslinux instead of
    grub help?
    I am missing something majorly here, please advise or point to
    directions
    any comments will be of great help.
    thanks,
    ravi.

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