Fixed
Created: Mar 11, 2015
Updated: Sep 8, 2018
Resolved Date: Apr 29, 2015
Found In Version: 7.0.0.0.LB14
Fix Version: 7.0.0.6
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 7
Component/s: BSP
RCA#903 : LIN6-8250
After grub menu, load initrd.gz print below message.
error: the initrd is too big.
continue boot via root=/dev/sdXx mount rootfs.
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root@localhost:~#
root@localhost:~# cat /proc/cmdline
BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/intel-x86-64-bzImage-WR7.0.0.0_standard root=/dev/sdb1 ro rootwait single
root@localhost:~#
root@localhost:~# cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg
set default='0'; if [ x"$default" = xsaved ]; then load_env; set default="$saved_entry"; fi
set timeout=10
## ## End Default Options ##
menuentry 'WRLinux6.0' {
set root='(hd0,1)'; set legacy_hdbias='0'
linux /boot/intel-x86-64-bzImage-WR7.0.0.0_standard root=/dev/sdb1 ro rootwait single
initrd /boot/initrd.gz
}
root@localhost:~#
root@localhost:~# free
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 3878756 132148 3746608 0 2704 42784
-/+ buffers/cache: 86660 3792096
Swap: 0 0 0
root@localhost:~#
Test Steps
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1. On Host:
a) configure --enable-board=intel-x86-64 --enable-kernel=standard \
--enable-rootfs=glibc_std --enable-bootimage=hdd,tar.bz2 \
--with-bootimage-space=1024 --enable-checkout-all-layers=yes \
--enable-reconfig --enable-rm-oldimgs=yes \
--with-template=feature/initramfs --enable-addons=no --enable-reconfig=yes
b) make fs
c) generate initrd.gz, lager than 412M
$./scripts/fakestart.sh /bin/bash
# whoami
root
# cd export/dist
# cp ../intel-x86-64-glibc-std-standard-dist.tar.bz2 .
# find ./ | cpio –H newc –o | gzip -9c > ../initrd.gz
Check that the resultant initrd.gz file is lager than 412MB.
# exit
$ whoami
Mortal_user
2. Install grub.
# mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdXx
# mount /dev/sdXx /media/sdXx
# grub-install --boot-directory=/media/sdXx /dev/sdXx
3. Deploy images.
# cat <<EOF>grub.cfg
set default='0'
set timeout=10
menuentry 'WRLinux6.0' {
set root='(hd0,1)'; set legacy_hdbias='0'
linux /boot/intel-x86-64-bzImage-WR7.0.0.0_standard root=/dev/sdXx ro rootwait single
initrd /boot/initrd.gz
}
EOF
# cp initrd.gz /media/sdXx/boot/
# cp intel-x86-64-bzImage-WR7.0.0.0_standard /media/sdXx/boot/
# cp intel-x86-64-glibc-std-standard-dist.tar.bz2 /media/sdXx/
# cd /media/sdXx
# tar --numeric-owner -xjf intel-x86-64-glibc-std-standard-dist.tar.bz2
4. Boot via grub.
Select sdXx device as boot media.
Check load initrd.gz ok
Confirm whole boot no issue.
