Re: [gentoo-user] alternative kernels

[Giuseppe Pappalardo <me@giuseppepappalardo.eu>]

On 10/26/2014 08:43 PM, Canek Peláez Valdés wrote:
> 
> On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 1:41 PM, Canek Peláez Valdés <caneko@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Giuseppe Pappalardo
>> <me@giuseppepappalardo.eu> wrote:
>>> On 10/26/2014 08:23 PM, Canek Peláez Valdés wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> As to how do I maintain them, I wrote a little utility that I've been
>>>> using from the last year or so:
>>>>
>>>> https://github.com/canek-pelaez/kerninst
>>>>
>>>> With it, after I install a new kernel using the normal portage
>>>> procedure, I just do:
>>>>
>>>> eselect kernel set <new-version>
>>>> kerninst
>>>>
>>>> And that's it. Be aware that you need to provide your own kernel configuration.
>>>>
>>>> Regards.
>>>>
>>> How does this differs from just enabling the "symlink" USE flag in
>>> vanilla-sources?
>>
>> AFAIU, the symlink USE flag just updates the /usr/src/linux link
>> automatically at install time (although I have never used it).
>>
>> kerninst configures (using a user-provided .config file), compiles,
>> and installs the kernel in the correct location (/boot if using GRUB2,
>> a more complex location if using Gummiboot), and then it updates the
>> configuration of the boot manager (either GRUB2 or Gummiboot).
> 
> Oh, I forgot; it also generates an initramfs for it with dracut. This
> is important: kerninst assumes you use an initramfs, and that you use
> dracut to create it. Also, it assumes you already configured
> dracut.conf.
> 
> Regards.
> 
Got it. Thanks a lot for your clarification.

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