On Sat, 6 Jun 2020 10:13:56 -0500, Dale wrote:

> >> If you do copy yours manually to /boot, what command do you use for
> >> dracut?  Maybe I'm doing it a hard way or something and you have a
> >> easier method.   
> > cd /usr/src/linux
> > make all modules_install install
> > dracut --kver=$(cat include/config/kernel.release)
> >
> > It doesn't get much easier ;-)


> From what I've read, I like my way better.  I did have to change the
> names from bzimage* to kernel* but other than that, I can use the naming
> method I've used for years and keep the good kernels I want.

make install names the kernels vmlinuz-$VERSION, and updates a symlink to
vmlinuz if one exists.

> On
> occasion I remove outdated ones I no longer plan to use.  I still wish I
> didn't need the init thingy but still.

make install doesn't remove anything, that's your job!
 
> My biggest problem, getting the dracut command options right.  If I
> didn't need dracut, I'd be in heaven. 

If you have a plain setup, dracut shouldn't need any options.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

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