From: "Canek Peláez Valdés" <caneko@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/sda* missing at boot
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 23:30:16 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CADPrc83k2zzO6C97M+gXU1tRn6DXstz7B0tWvsrdX0iJmkhP7g@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110908005500.58ef10fa@zaphod.digimed.co.uk>
On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 7:55 PM, Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk> wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Sep 2011 19:04:17 -0400, Canek Peláez Valdés wrote:
>
>> > Putting it on a logical volume is one advantage, allowing /usr to be
>> > resized should the need arise.
>>
>> Why not allow / to be resized entirely? You probably will take the
>> machine off-line anyway.
>
> Because you can't boot from an LV, so you'd than need a separate /boot
> and an initramfs. Without LVM, you are unlikely to be able to resize /
> or /usr as it is not usually the last partition on the drive.
So, you guys want a separated /usr, but don't want a separate /boot. Awesome.
>> >> Mounting it read-only
>> >> seems the only sensible one, and then I think is better to go all the
>> >> way and mount / read-only.
>> >
>> > Putting /etc on a read-only filesystem seems a really bad idea.
>>
>> mount -o remount,rw /
>> emerge --sync && emerge -uDNv world
>> dispatch-conf
>> mount -o remount,ro /
>>
>> Or, if you only want to modify some configuration file (which in a
>> sane environment doesn't happen that often):
>>
>> mount -o remount,rw /
>> adduser fulano ...
>> mount -o remount,ro /
>
> This is longer than the init script needed in an initramfs. I wonder what
> problems you'd have when booting as the kernel tries to update the likes
> of /etc/mtab on a read-only fs.
# ls -l /etc/mtab
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Dec 1 2010 /etc/mtab -> /proc/self/mounts
I don't see any problem at all.
>> Again, I don't see the reason for a separated /usr.
>
> That doesn't mean there aren't several valid reasons to do so.
I didn't say they were invalid, I say that *I* don't see the reason to
separate /usr. The arguments exposed just don't convice me. But
anyway, you will be able to do it with an initramfs.
>> But *again*, if
>> that's what you want, you will be able to do it. You will just need an
>> initramfs.
>
> I neither have nor need one at the moment, which means this update will
> break my system.
Then don't update. Wanna keep up with upstream? Then accept that
sometimes you will need to change your setup, and change how you do
stuff.
Regards.
--
Canek Peláez Valdés
Posgrado en Ciencia e Ingeniería de la Computación
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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2011-08-18 18:59 [gentoo-user] /dev/sda* missing at boot frares
2011-08-18 19:08 ` András Csányi
2011-08-19 12:42 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2011-08-19 19:38 ` Francesco Talamona
2011-08-18 19:13 ` [gentoo-user] " Michael Mol
2011-08-19 5:33 ` Graham Murray
2011-08-19 1:44 ` Matthew Finkel
2011-08-19 2:27 ` Mark Knecht
2011-08-19 10:09 ` Mick
2011-08-19 13:12 ` frares
2011-08-19 13:41 ` Gregory Woodbury
2011-08-19 22:08 ` Dale
2011-08-20 7:04 ` Mick
2011-08-20 7:17 ` Dale
2011-08-20 8:29 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-08-20 8:48 ` Dale
2011-08-20 8:57 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-08-20 12:55 ` Mick
2011-09-06 23:06 ` Dale
2011-09-07 5:09 ` William Hubbs
2011-09-07 5:24 ` Dale
2011-09-07 17:23 ` Dan Johansson
2011-09-07 17:52 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-07 18:09 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-07 18:28 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-07 19:07 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-07 19:10 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-07 19:19 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-07 19:24 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-07 19:27 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-07 22:54 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-07 23:04 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-07 23:39 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-08 3:23 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 10:11 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-08 15:32 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 20:24 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-08 20:37 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 21:03 ` Dale
2011-09-08 22:55 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-09 2:55 ` Dale
2011-09-09 15:29 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-09 9:10 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-08 17:30 ` pk
2011-09-08 18:40 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-09 5:04 ` pk
2011-09-07 23:55 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-08 3:30 ` Canek Peláez Valdés [this message]
2011-09-08 3:39 ` Dale
2011-09-08 14:51 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 15:15 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-08 15:40 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 15:58 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-08 16:11 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-08 16:45 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 17:11 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-08 17:22 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 20:05 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-08 20:23 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 20:43 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-08 20:48 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 21:04 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-08 21:11 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-08 22:36 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 23:23 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-08 23:34 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-09 11:35 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-08 21:29 ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-09-08 21:44 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-08 22:06 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-09 8:06 ` [gentoo-user] " Nicolas Sebrecht
2011-09-09 10:03 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-12 8:40 ` Nicolas Sebrecht
2011-09-12 9:18 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-12 16:50 ` Dale
2011-09-08 22:31 ` [gentoo-user] " Alan Mackenzie
2011-09-08 23:05 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-08 21:04 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-08 20:40 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-08 20:56 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-08 21:06 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-08 21:38 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-08 22:28 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-08 23:01 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-08 17:35 ` pk
2011-09-08 17:47 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-08 18:11 ` pk
2011-09-08 19:01 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 19:40 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-09 9:39 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-08 18:41 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-09 5:18 ` pk
2011-09-08 7:59 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-08 15:08 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 7:37 ` [gentoo-user] " Alberto Luaces
2011-09-08 8:17 ` Alberto Luaces
2011-09-08 1:37 ` [gentoo-user] " David W Noon
2011-09-08 2:49 ` Dale
2011-09-08 3:33 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 8:09 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-08 15:13 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 16:06 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-08 16:34 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 17:01 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-08 17:18 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 17:45 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-08 19:00 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 19:37 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-08 20:03 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 20:57 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-09 8:11 ` Paul Colquhoun
2011-09-09 8:53 ` Dale
2011-09-09 9:15 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-10 1:25 ` Dale
2011-09-10 1:32 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-10 1:58 ` Dale
2011-09-10 7:30 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-10 7:54 ` Dale
2011-09-10 10:00 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-10 14:59 ` Dale
2011-09-10 15:52 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-09-10 16:34 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-10 21:15 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-10 21:28 ` Dale
2011-09-10 22:35 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-11 9:37 ` Peter Humphrey
2011-09-12 8:41 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-12 8:40 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-12 8:37 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-12 8:55 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-12 8:35 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-10 17:33 ` William Kenworthy
2011-09-10 18:12 ` William Kenworthy
2011-09-10 18:21 ` Dale
2011-09-12 7:12 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-12 12:14 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-09-12 12:28 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-12 14:47 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-09-12 15:29 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-12 15:44 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-12 16:56 ` Dale
2011-09-10 7:16 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-10 7:56 ` Dale
2011-09-12 7:17 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-12 7:49 ` Dale
2011-09-09 11:35 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-09 12:46 ` Mick
2011-09-09 16:44 ` pk
2011-09-09 17:04 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-09 17:09 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-10 1:10 ` Dale
2011-09-10 1:01 ` Dale
2011-09-10 10:56 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-10 15:52 ` Dale
2011-09-10 22:02 ` Keith Dart
2011-09-10 22:51 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-10 23:40 ` Keith Dart
2011-09-11 11:59 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-09 17:24 ` pk
2011-09-09 17:53 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-10 1:15 ` Dale
2011-09-10 1:23 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-10 1:49 ` Dale
2011-09-10 7:17 ` pk
2011-09-10 7:36 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-10 10:24 ` Mick
2011-09-10 16:09 ` Dale
2011-09-10 16:19 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-10 16:36 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-09-10 16:50 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-10 16:47 ` Dale
2011-09-10 21:28 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-11 8:22 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-09-11 8:54 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-09-11 9:51 ` pk
2011-09-10 10:43 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-11 3:16 ` Paul Colquhoun
2011-09-11 7:29 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-11 12:26 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-11 18:56 ` Dale
2011-09-11 19:37 ` Mick
2011-09-11 21:07 ` Dale
2011-09-11 21:46 ` David W Noon
2011-09-11 22:08 ` Dale
2011-09-12 1:44 ` James Wall
2011-09-12 8:12 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-12 19:07 ` David W Noon
2011-09-12 7:45 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-12 8:32 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-12 8:49 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-12 9:07 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-12 9:13 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-12 9:34 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-12 10:57 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-14 5:01 ` Walter Dnes
2011-09-08 19:48 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-08 20:21 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 20:38 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-08 20:46 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 21:25 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-08 16:44 ` David W Noon
2011-09-08 16:56 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 18:05 ` David W Noon
2011-09-08 19:13 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 20:25 ` David W Noon
2011-09-08 20:42 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 22:33 ` Mick
2011-09-08 22:39 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-08 23:00 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-08 23:26 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-09 6:22 ` Mick
2011-09-09 7:35 ` Dale
2011-09-08 22:51 ` David W Noon
2011-09-08 20:45 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-08 23:32 ` David W Noon
2011-09-09 11:41 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-09 12:44 ` Dale
2011-09-09 14:02 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-10 1:20 ` Dale
2011-09-09 18:16 ` David W Noon
2011-09-09 19:57 ` Alex Schuster
2011-08-20 12:53 ` Gregory Woodbury
2011-08-20 12:59 ` David W Noon
2011-08-20 13:29 ` Mick
2011-08-20 13:58 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-08-20 15:32 ` David W Noon
2011-08-20 14:22 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-08-19 13:48 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-08-19 15:06 ` frares
2011-08-19 15:20 ` Alan McKinnon
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2011-08-18 19:17 frares
2011-08-18 19:26 ` frares
2011-08-18 19:42 ` Michael Mol
2011-08-18 23:29 ` Peter Humphrey
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