From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from <gentoo-user+bounces-123431-garchives=archives.gentoo.org@lists.gentoo.org>) id 1QRJ5f-0003F5-3E for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 31 May 2011 07:10:11 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2478A1C0CB; Tue, 31 May 2011 07:07:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svr-us4.tirtonadi.com (unknown [69.65.43.212]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F24DE1C0CB for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Tue, 31 May 2011 07:07:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ey0-f181.google.com ([209.85.215.181]) by svr-us4.tirtonadi.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from <pandu@poluan.info>) id 1QRJ33-002wJP-TA for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Tue, 31 May 2011 14:07:30 +0700 Received: by eyh5 with SMTP id 5so1721135eyh.40 for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Tue, 31 May 2011 00:07:24 -0700 (PDT) Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-user+help@lists.gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+unsubscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+subscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-user.gentoo.org> X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.14.29.70 with SMTP id h46mr2089934eea.115.1306825644772; Tue, 31 May 2011 00:07:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.14.48.14 with HTTP; Tue, 31 May 2011 00:07:24 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <BANLkTikCd_Xzyq0ZQ-pj4dyyeyq7ZOetFQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <is1do3$bdf$1@dough.gmane.org> <BANLkTi=Zghh39h_xNRpCA9sKtf9siKpUjQ@mail.gmail.com> <BANLkTikCd_Xzyq0ZQ-pj4dyyeyq7ZOetFQ@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 14:07:24 +0700 Message-ID: <BANLkTim4Tn8Zfg6qT774vEqiA66qxpwAvw@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Anyone running a gentoo guest on virtualbox? From: Pandu Poluan <pandu@poluan.info> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - svr-us4.tirtonadi.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lists.gentoo.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - poluan.info X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 1b182a837c8735c7211a4a17f29243d3 On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 13:56, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 3:14 AM, Pandu Poluan <pandu@poluan.info> wrote: >> Meh, I clicked 'Send' too fast. >> >> *My* suggested solution: >> >> Generate an initramfs containing udev. The hands-down easiest way is >> using genkernel's 'only create an initramfs' switch (sorry I forgot >> what exactly). > > good god no, please, anything but genkernel. > > That thing is an attempt to emulate binary distros which require an > initramfs to work properly (for any sane definition of "work") as the > person building the installer has no idea what hardware the user will > have. In Gentoo the user knows exactly what they have so there's no > need for a gigantic hardware-detecting workaround at boot time. > >> This needs to be done exactly once throughout the life of your VM. >> >> (To the herd of Gentoo graybeards, feel free to CMIIW) > > Or wait a few days for vapier's (posting under his other name of > spanky) sane advice to be implemented. His proposal is the sole voice > of reason in that bug thread.... > True. But I was having problem installing 2 servers on top of XenServer. So I cheated and ran 'genkernel initramfs' exactly once. At least I got myself a booting system. :-) When SpanKY's makedev gets stabilized and pushed to baselayout, I'll then happily ditch the genkernel cheat for my next VMs :-) Rgds, -- Pandu E Poluan ~ IT Optimizer ~ Visit my Blog: http://pepoluan.posterous.com