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Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 22:30:47 +0100
From: Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: How hard is it to move separate /usr to / partition? - WAS Re:
 [gentoo-user] Optional /usr merge in Gentoo
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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. =20
>=20
> I always compile my kernels manually, by choice - so, no desire to use=20
> genkernel or dracut.
>=20
> How would I then create one? I am *not* a programmer, just a reasonably=20
> competent general sys admin.

Read the initramfs page on the Gentoo wiki and=20
/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.


--=20
Neil Bothwick

Secret hacker rule #11: hackers read manuals.

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