On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 9:19 AM, Mike Edenfield <kutulu@...> wrote:
> 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

Dracut is masked on ~amd64. Bugs me, as I'd rather use something like
that than genkernel (I very much like building my own kernels; it
helps me keep things lean, and keeps me familiar with the capabilities
of current and future systems). But now I have to find time to learn
how to use Genkernel.

If we're going to be shoved into tight space like this, I'd be nice if
the "you can just use $x" tools work on stable. I've got three
previously-working systems at home I can't risk rebooting right now
because of this udev+/usr nonsense. I almost invariably put /usr and
/home on top of LVM, RAID or both.

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