From 0529b9a78f5b2ad73147fe7d65825ff1e298499b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: freesource <freesource>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 05:54:56 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] This adds alternative device choice to initrd, fdformat is
 kind of a solution since mke2fs has gotten so chosy, but it isn't
 geometrically perfect .. expect 0x04 from lilo.

---
 gbootroot | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gbootroot b/gbootroot
index 639d10d..1846376 100755
--- a/gbootroot
+++ b/gbootroot
@@ -2449,7 +2449,7 @@ sub lilo_put_it_together {
   return if err(sys("mkdir $mnt/{boot,dev}")) == 2; 
   return if err(sys("cp -a /dev/{null,fd?,hda1} $mnt/dev")) == 2;
 
-  # Hopefully, this works, but have never tested it
+  # Hopefully, this works, but have never tested it -- o.k I did
   if ($device !~ m,/dev/fd\d{1}$,) {
      return if err(sys("cp -a $device $mnt/dev")) == 2;
   }
@@ -2877,6 +2877,11 @@ sub initrd {
     return if errmk(sys("mkdir $tmp/initrd_mnt/usr/lib")) == 2;
     pb($I,6);
 
+    # Hopefully, this works, but have never tested it - o.k I did
+    if ($device !~ m,/dev/fd\d{1}$,) {
+	return if err(sys("cp -a $device $mnt/dev")) == 2;
+    }
+
     return if errcp(
     sys("cp -a /dev/{console,null,ram0,ram1,tty0} $tmp/initrd_mnt/dev")) == 2;
     return if errcp(sys("cp -a $device $tmp/initrd_mnt/dev")) == 2;