Re: [gentoo-user] udev with separate /usr and no initramfs

[Michael Schreckenbauer <grimlog@gmx.de>]

Hi,

Am Dienstag, 8. November 2011, 19:24:11 schrieb Steven J Long:
> Hi,
> 
>  Following the debates over the summer, about plans to require an initramfs
> for udev, I put together a slightly different approach using the dependency
> tracking in openrc. It's outlined (in Unsupported Software) at:
> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-6866484.html
> and consists of a couple of simple patches to the initscripts for udev and
> udev-mount, supporting a new initramfs option (defaults to "yes") in
> udev.conf. I've been using it on my desktop at home for a couple of months
> now and it works like a charm here. As ever, YMMV.

interesting approach.

> As I state in the post:
> This is only for people who know they have all the modules built-in the
> kernel to mount local filesystems, have a separate /usr and/or /var, and are
> happy with their current setups, apart from possible future issues with
> udev starting before localmount, and find the requirement for an initramfs
> sufficiently annoying to tweak their setups, *and* are willing to deal with
> keeping the lines in the initscripts during etc-updates.
> 
> This is on stable udev (164-r2.) I'm not running unstable, so be careful if
> you are, and let us know if there are any changes needed. You can get in
> touch on IRC, or via the forum post.

I am running ~amd64 and I'll try this, when I have some spare time. I'll let 
you know, how it works for me. Thanks a lot for this.

> HTH,
> igli.

Best,
Michael