From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0F911381F3 for ; Fri, 27 Sep 2013 22:21:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3BF64E0D69; Fri, 27 Sep 2013 22:21:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mout.perfora.net (mout.perfora.net [74.208.4.194]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2F0FEE0CF6 for ; Fri, 27 Sep 2013 22:21:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (66-208-231-133.ubr01a.rte20201.pa.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [66.208.231.133]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus1) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MguSG-1VCZMs2Xmy-00MPAc; Fri, 27 Sep 2013 18:21:11 -0400 Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 17:21:09 -0500 From: Bruce Hill To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] separate / and /usr to require initramfs 2013-11-01 Message-ID: <20130927222109.GD23408@server> 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-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:hBTYF7ooxR/l3zczoKZSkDsajK+mUmFml2FLh5eyj3i m3PA2P+Y6sulVNXRElunb30ykC5D8mdShz25HHI+h23iAaugfF Gu0ckogBzRb/jJDRWTfd8LDGcnrjcssdBncmHvvmhBw8m1rVjZ H7KerIVEF8CrUW6K2FaWyeg/Qwz/0s2LNLnnfqKR2X0cZmSbCW v51jNg1ShlRHVKZXyqkksqP1RfVUE9528EEh04MmhszsNl4hzZ HdFl7YWwabQs5+CJkpCFcHIvWVNF8LSYK7DSSxiEptxIpzHv41 WMHUFnal6YA6Nf7XWxISP83feT2M83Xh/xrjW6TVwt1mWMgaaw NaULPFp/6OLM45S311NpvF6APCnW9ji8wJxM+VVsf X-Archives-Salt: 8b062d9f-110d-4f85-b149-2f574d67ed5e X-Archives-Hash: 7f0c05af4e6635aae307d83b5c610a99 mingdao@workstation ~ $ eselect news read 2013-09-27-initramfs-required Title Separate /usr on Linux requires initramfs Author William Hubbs Posted 2013-09-27 Revision 1 Linux systems which have / and /usr on separate file systems but do not use an initramfs will not be supported starting on 01-Nov-2013. If you have / and /usr on separate file systems and you are not currently using an initramfs, you must set one up before this date. Otherwise, at some point on or after this date, upgrading packages will make your system unbootable. For more information on setting up an initramfs, see this URL: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Initramfs/HOWTO Due to many upstream changes, properly supporting Linux systems that have /usr missing at boot time has become increasingly difficult. Despite all our efforts, it already breaks in some exotic configurations, and this trend is likely to grow worse. For more information on the upstream changes and why using an initramfs is the cleanest route forward, see the following URLs: http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/separate-usr-is-broken https://blog.flameeyes.eu/2013/01/the-boot-process -- Happy Penguin Computers >') 126 Fenco Drive ( \ Tupelo, MS 38801 ^^ support@happypenguincomputers.com 662-269-2706 662-205-6424 http://happypenguincomputers.com/ A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? Don't top-post: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post#Top-posting