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I think it would be nice that I could take the kernel from the LiveCD and |
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installed it as is (including moduels) over my new installation PC instead of |
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building a new one. For sure I would like to do that past the first reboot |
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but I often got problems where I forgot some required kernel option rebooting |
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into a "Missing console" kernel critical stop or into a "Missing DevFS" |
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state. |
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Then I have to reboot from the CD, remount everything as it was, chroot and |
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recompile ... It would be really great that the installation start by having |
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you install the LiveCD kernel with the module get this to be the default |
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kernel for your installation then once rebooted to that new kernel from the |
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hard disk you could then start installing/playing with a new version of the |
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kernel. |
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At least at that point if the new kernel failed, a simple reboot with the |
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selection through grub/lilo to pick the previous working kernel would be |
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enough to get you back inside a working state to debug your kernel. |
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That installation could also be simplified by creating an ebuild such as |
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livecd-kernel and having the admin type emerge livecd-kernel to do that step |
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for him. |
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This would also make it easier for an installation software to get that step |
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automatically done. |
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Yannick Koehler |
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