Re: [gentoo-user] InitRAMFS - boot expert sought

[Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>]

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On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:09:23 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:

> > copy old config
> > make oldconfig
> > make all && make modules_install
> > copy kernel to /boot

make all modules_install install

does everything the last two lines do in a single command.
> >
> > That to me seems a LOT easier and it also works very well for me.

> Until you add in the work of doing the initrd for each new kernel. I
> think that's Michael's point.

make all with build the initramfs, just set the source path in the kernel
config.

> I agree with you Dale. I do it the same way as you, except if I build
> an initrd I've done it completely by hand, building the whole
> directory structure, etc, then building it into the binary. That's a
> lot of work.

Yes it is, I now I used to waste my time like that. Now I have a config
file that lists what needs to go into the initramfs and the kernel build
automatically pulls everything in for me. The only other thing I need is
the init script. So I get the benefit of hand crafting everything with
the ease of automated building.


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Neil Bothwick

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