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On Saturday, April 29, 2017 1:17:11 AM CEST Daniel Frey wrote: |
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> On 04/28/2017 12:51 PM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: |
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> > Hello, Mick and the whole World. |
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> > |
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> > # Load a linux kernel, passing the root filesystem and init process as |
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> > parameters echo "Loading kernel..." |
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> > echo "grub_platform = " $grub_platform |
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> > gfxpayload=text # For debugging. |
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> > linux /vmlinuz-4.9.16-gentoo root=/dev/md127 #rootfstype=btrfs |
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> > init=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd echo "just loaded kernel" |
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> > boot |
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> > |
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> > #echo "Loading initramfs..." |
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> > #initrd /initramfs-4.7.2.img |
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> > |
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> > } |
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> |
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> Just FYI, I boot off of a RAID10 on imsm, albiet on older hardware. Some |
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> time ago there was a change that the kernel would not autoassemble a |
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> RAID with a kernel only, you need to use an initramfs. (OK, I just |
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> looked and all I find are "my raid won't boot" results rather than the |
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> changes I found a couple years ago. But I did try.) |
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> I spent a couple of days trying to get mine to boot and eventually went |
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> hell with it and used dracut to create an initramfs, and it was smooth |
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> sailing after that. |
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Raid-autoassemble still works, but you need to use the "0.9" metadata for |
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that. |
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If you use the new metadata (1.x), you will need an initramfs. Same when using |
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"imsm". I would assume the same is true when using "ddf". |
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I use my own initramfs embedded into the kernel, had too many issues with the |
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genkernel initramfs and dracut when I tried full disk encryption on my laptop. |
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My own version is a lot smaller and simpler to maintain and (more importantly) |
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debug. |
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