From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1R2LG1-0005Ii-Vv for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 10 Sep 2011 10:57:58 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 93F9821C035; Sat, 10 Sep 2011 10:57:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mx.virtyou.com (mx.virtyou.com [94.23.166.77]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD29FE050E for ; Sat, 10 Sep 2011 10:56:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from weird.wonkology.org (p5B277D65.dip.t-dialin.net [91.39.125.101]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx.virtyou.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 088A639A00B for ; Sat, 10 Sep 2011 12:56:17 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 12:56:16 +0200 From: Alex Schuster To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/sda* missing at boot Message-ID: <20110910125616.26995a54@weird.wonkology.org> In-Reply-To: <4E6AB6EF.7010305@gmail.com> References: <201108191109.34984.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <11342928.W3O2ONNTLv@tux> <4E69D406.9000909@gmail.com> <20110909133547.2cc7747c@weird.wonkology.org> <4E6A426A.7060205@coolmail.se> <4E6AB6EF.7010305@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.10 (GTK+ 2.24.5; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 4146d354fc4e387c285142999ddb87d5 Dale writes: > pk wrote: > > 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. That's just what I do and what I know about. I'm reading about dracut here, but I don't know how easy that is. Sure, I also wouldn't like an additional layer, but what if there are no good alternatives? > I tried genkernel. All I got was a kernel that wouldn't boot. Heck, > it barely even started to boot. The kernel wouldn't even finish > loading. After several tries, I put genkernel in the trash. It worked > a LOT better there for me. It was out of sight and mind. ;-) Yes, I remember the discussion. But I think you used genkernel as it was designed, to generate a new kernel .config from scratch. This is not necessary, as I wrote above you can also make it use your working .config. That's what I do, and it also gives me the initramfs I need, without having to think about how it does that. I suggest you just try it, and I'd say there is a really good chance it just works. When you use 'genkernel --install kernel', you should get the same kernel as when you build it manually, just with a different name. With 'genkernel --install all', you also get the initramfs. I can't guarantee this, though, and especially you seem to have a history of being bitten by bugs. But then, that's what people say about me, too, and I'm using genkernel just fine. > >> 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). > > You hit it, for some reason I put /usr on the root partition without > thinking. This is where I am now: > > rootfs 19534436 10693048 8841388 55% / > > Over half full. When I have a critical partition get over 60%, I start > looking for expansion. Moving /usr was my plan but someone stole that > from me I guess. Now I got to figure out what I want to do next. Uh. So you think about leaving Gentopo, because your root partition is barely over half full, and moving /usr somewhere else might involve an initramfs soon? I'd just wait until it starts getting to 80-90%, and think about it again. Wonko