Hi, When I tried to install Devuan 64 bit on a Pentium Dual Core, 3 GB DDR2, I couldn't get past the disk partitioner as it assumed I was using LVM. I never used LVM because it unnecessarily adds another layer of complexity that I deem not necessary on a family computer. This means, I always use plain ext4 partitions for my installations.
I had to bypass the serious issue by using Debian Jessie 64 installation iso instead. I am reposting as nobody actually reported any feedback on this issue. Edward On 14/05/2016, KatolaZ <kato...@freaknet.org> wrote: > On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 07:52:49PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > > [cut] > >> >> Yes. What I was saying is to provide an additional initramfs. For >> instance, you could have five initramfs files: >> >> 1) ext4, no lvm, no encryption >> 2) ext4 plus encryption >> 3) ext4 plus lvm >> 4) ext4 plus encryption plus lvm >> 5) everything and the kitchen sink >> >> The grub boot menu would expose all five. >> >> Only #5 would take the whole 256 MB of RAM, and #1, which I believe is >> the sum of all installation defaults, will be tiny. > > Thanks Steve for your comment. That's another possibility I was > considering, and seems the most sensible one. Unfortunately, the basic > initrd will be a bit more complicated anyway, since live-build uses > aufs and squashfs, but not lvm (so that the support for lvm can be > left out of initrd). But there seem to be a lot of space for improving > over the current requirements. I am working on that already. > >> >> Meanwhile, I spoze 256MB of RAM isn't a horrible disadvantage, because >> almost everything sold in the last 10 years has more than 512MB. And if >> someone were that light on RAM, they could boot System Rescue CD. >> >> Yeah, the more I think about it, the 256MB requirement is no problem at >> all, especially because once you're actually booted, only 37MB of your >> 256MB, leaving the rest for apps you'd be running. >> >> So forget everything I said about this being a shame. It's no big deal >> at all. > > Nope! I agree with your first opinion: there is in principle no reason > to require a higher amount of ram if we can squeeze the initrd to a > bare minimum that makes almost everybody happy :) After all, the > problem with modern distros is exactly that they carry on board as > much as they can, even if most of the garbage will not be ever used > once in a lifetime. A minimal live image is against this "consumistic" > approach to distro design :) > > Thanks for the comments. I am working on this and will keep you > postedin due course. > > HND > > KatolaZ > > -- > [ Enzo Nicosia aka KatolaZ --- GLUG Catania -- Freaknet Medialab ] > [ me [at] katolaz.homeunix.net -- http://katolaz.homeunix.net -- ] > [ GNU/Linux User:#325780/ICQ UIN: #258332181/GPG key ID 0B5F062F ] > [ Fingerprint: 8E59 D6AA 445E FDB4 A153 3D5A 5F20 B3AE 0B5F 062F ] > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng > _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
