Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: >J. Roeleveld wrote: >> On Mon, August 19, 2013 12:55, Neil Bothwick wrote: >>> On Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:17:06 +0100, Stroller wrote: >>> >>>> Here's a short, very in-comprehensive list of software we are >aware >>>> of that currently are not able to provide the full set of >functionality >>>> when /usr is split off and not pre-mounted at boot: >>>> udev-pci-db/udev-usb-db and all rules depending on this (using the >>>> PCI/USB database in /usr/share), PulseAudio, NetworkManager, >>>> ModemManager, udisks, libatasmart, usb_modeswitch, >gnome-color-manager, >>>> usbmuxd, ALSA, D-Bus, CUPS, Plymouth, LVM, hplip, multipath, >Argyll, >>>> VMWare, the locale logic of most programs and a lot of other stuff. >[1] >>> How much of that is needed before the contents of /etc/fstab are >>> mounted? I certainly don't need to run a desktop, used a 3G modem, >play >>> sounds or load a virtual machine before then. Yes, LVM may be >needed, but >>> the needed parts are in /sbin anyway, so that is a red herring too. >> It is a red herring. >> I currently use an initramfs, but that is because I decided to put >"/" on >> LVM as well. >> When I had "/" as a normal partition and /usr on LVM, there were no >issues >> with booting. Currently, with the initramfs, I get errors about / and >/usr >> not being able to umount during shutdown. >> >> -- >> Joost >> >> >> > >I to have / on a traditional partition, ext4, and /boot on a small ext2 >partition. Everything else is on LVM. I don't want a init thingy >either. I had nightmares with that thing when I used Mandrake years >ago. I can't recall the name of that thing that left me with no >keyboard/mouse but I still remember that init thingy. Dang, what was >that thing that did that? Anyway, as bad a taste as that other thing >left, the init thingy is even worse. I still remember the init thingy >10 YEARS later. The other thing was a few years ago. > >I bet Alan remembers. I was plenty pissed. That is likely the most >pissed I ever been on this list. If that guy had been in front of me, >I'd be in jail. I got to many trees around here. O-o > >Dale > >:-) :-) > >-- >I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood >or how you interpreted my words!
I also still remember. Not going to mention it now. But will give a hint. What is the name of the computer that said: "I'm sorry Dale, I can't let you do that."? -- Joost -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
