pk writes:
> On 2011-09-09 13:35, Alex Schuster wrote:
>
> > When I switched to using an initramfs, it was not very complicated. I
> > simply use genkernel. With CLEAN="no" and MRPROPER="no", it uses my
> > /usr/src/linux/.config and does not change the kernel options. Then
> > comes genkernel --install --lvm -luks all, and I have kernel and
> > initramfs
>
> And for those that like to do without genkernel? Again, adding another
> layer for things to go wrong.
I just wanted to say that it _can_ be easy. When I installed my system, I
knew I would need an initramfs, and while I knew what that is, I did
not know how to set it up. But then I thought about trying genkernel,
which I never used before, and it worked very well. I did not have to
care about the details. Instead of make bzImage modules modules_install
and copying the results to /boot, I use the genkernel command, and that's
it.
> > I don't get this one. Why do you want to copy an existing /usr
> > partition to another one?
>
> He said he wishes to move his /usr to a spare partition (the part about
> KDE4)... I assume his /usr currently resides on / (or maybe a smaller
> partition that he cannot easily expand).
Right, I somehow overlooked this, thanks for pointing that out. Dale, if
you want to avoid the initramfs, what about moving large stuff
like /usr/src to another location and symlinking it? That's a hack, but a
small one compared to what an initramfs is :)
Wonko
