On Fri, 16 Aug 2013 11:04:35 -0400, Tanstaafl wrote:

> > And really, maybe you could try an initramfs? It will be much more
> > easy than any juggle of filesystems.  
> 
> I always compile my kernels manually, by choice - so, no desire to use 
> genkernel or dracut.
> 
> How would I then create one? I am *not* a programmer, just a reasonably 
> competent general sys admin.

Read the initramfs page on the Gentoo wiki and 
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/filesystems/ramfs-rootfs-initramfs.txt

The kernel will build the initramfs for you, all you need to provide is
the init script and a list of files to include.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

Secret hacker rule #11: hackers read manuals.