Compiled kernel, now how do I do initrd image

[Klaus-Peter Schrage]

If it's a kernel source supplied by Redhat, all the hard work of 
copying, adjusting grub/menu.lst resp. lilo.conf, and creating initrd is 
done by uttering a single command (after make modules_install):
	make install
Klaus


kbb0927 at cs.com wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> I have compiled the 2.4.20 kernel for RH 8. I have copied the bzImage
> to /boot and named it vmlinuz-2.4.20-1.8.0. I have added this to menu.lst
> in /boot/grub (RH 8 uses grub), but I need to create initrd-2.4.20-1.img
> Do I run mkintrd? And if so, what is the syntax to create the above file?
> Yes, I have lilo in /sbin/lilo. Do I need to worry about System.map?