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From: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Warn users not to do separate /usr partition without proper initramfs in the handbook?
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:40:23
Message-Id: 4E4A1E9F.8070407@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Re: Warn users not to do separate /usr partition without proper initramfs in the handbook? by Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net>
1 Duncan wrote:
2 > Rich Freeman posted on Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:20:21 -0400 as excerpted:
3 >
4 >
5 >> On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 2:04 AM, Dale<rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
6 >>
7 >>> I understand that Fedora is wanting to do this. What I don't
8 >>> understand is why. It seems it is udev that is wrecking this havoc.
9 >>>
10 >> Well, the answer is a bit more nuanced.
11 >>
12 > Thank you very much for that answer. I understood the basic concepts,
13 > but having it all spelled out so clearly in front of me certainly helped
14 > integrate my understanding of the whole, as opposed to a bunch of
15 > independent pieces. =:^)
16 >
17 >
18
19 +1 I still would like to be able to have /usr and such on a separate
20 partition without the init* stuff tho. I sense a nightmare coming for
21 me. This may get me to the point of just using lvm for everything. Just
22 dive in head first.
23
24 How long till all this is going to be a absolute requirement? That is
25 my question.
26
27 Dale
28
29 :-) :-)

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