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 2E18F1381F3 for ; Fri, 27 Sep 2013 22:39:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0888BE0E4D; Fri, 27 Sep 2013 22:39:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mout.perfora.net (mout.perfora.net [74.208.4.195]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E8A4DE0C67 for ; Fri, 27 Sep 2013 22:39:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (66-208-231-133.ubr01a.rte20201.pa.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [66.208.231.133]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus2) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MOOMv-1VTHaS0zLB-005m50; Fri, 27 Sep 2013 18:39:18 -0400 Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 17:39:16 -0500 From: Bruce Hill To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] separate / and /usr to require initramfs 2013-11-01 Message-ID: <20130927223916.GE23408@server> References: <20130927222109.GD23408@server> <5246079E.7090406@gmail.com> 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 In-Reply-To: <5246079E.7090406@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:/Izid4j8tqw/0aisOdMwmIfEss+mGUIsu5Nmng1aDLy 8Q4JQGFoRQE/M0aTgnUJ5WgLRW1GrV1Qpv8Cw3u84EmDoKu3vu jeeqqEjjGgnUcphEPok9bVisREL+DbbUssIdpQ6Rwolsm2x+Vg VciNtBq7GdiKdjym+FS8WRp4jq5Ped3hlaEICGY+NuFL/lBvKs DYwtqAy0JMkaC0NdFdT+3uUwPgRVTo4cW2SvCTu349YmrfYD/m htUNMVMPAJLSPGRYg2p6W0Z8jJqABTFRUKSOqO847nQk1HYdvr 3ZJ1LtKzUAozKV8V/TwUl7JDj0deTOt8vUtAWNGB7setO+ev9U eFBqLIlqAajRKvrAwvnRvEWQsUBoO9ePm4NBOc2dE X-Archives-Salt: bf626881-7d5e-486a-9736-40117bc1827f X-Archives-Hash: f8ef20f5c33dea50ec5ddd595219d720 On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 05:33:02PM -0500, Dale wrote: > Bruce Hill wrote: > > 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 > > > > > I'm hoping that since I use eudev, I don't have to worry about this. If > I do, this could get interesting, again. > > Dale Do you have /usr separate from / ? -- 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