Cannot use UUID with self-compiled kernel (Hardy)

[Rashkae]

Mumia W. wrote:
> Rashkae wrote:
>> It's not a bug.. Being able to specify a root device by UUID is just one 
>> of the many benefits initramfs offers.
>> [...]
> 
> Thanks for the information about the initramfs/initrd. I've managed to 
> get it to work by "cheating." I used the initrd from kernel 2.6.24:
> 
>  > title  Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.26-beamer1
>  > root   (hd0,7)
>  > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-beamer1 root=UUID=[...] ro
>  > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic
>  > boot
> 
> I get a very quick message during bootup saying that it failed to make 
> modules.dep, but so far the machine hasn't crashed hard ;-)
> 
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why not try a "update-initramfs -u" ?