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From: Mike Edenfield <kutulu@...>
Subject: Re: InitRAMFS - boot expert sought
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:19:00 -0400
On 3/27/2012 6:36 AM, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've been looking for simple method to create a simple
> initramfs to just mount the /usr partition.
>
> I've found
> http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Basic_initramfs_used_to_check_and_mount_/usr

If this is all you need, I recommend you use dracut. The 
default installation (no use-flags or optional modules) will 
product an initramfs that loads whatever you current rootfs 
and /usr partitions are.

I've been working on updating the wiki with more detailed 
instructions; for your case what's there now ought to be plenty:

http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Dracut


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