Re: [gentoo-user] How often do you reboot?

[Neil Bothwick]

On Mon, 30 Jan 2017 17:45:12 -0600, Dale wrote:

> > init thingies have changed a lot since your Mandr{ake,iva}
> > experiences. The way the kernel handles them is very different and
> > the tools used to build them have changed greatly. Mandrake used
> > their on init thingy builder, as did most distros, whereas we now
> > have a standardised tool that works well in a greater range of
> > situations.

> I've already had one fail on Gentoo.  It was about the 2nd or 3rd time I
> rebooted after starting to use it.  The tools may have changed but the
> experience hasn't.  It's one reason why I make certain to keep older
> kernels/init thingys around so that I can boot.

That's just sensible, although a new combination is more likely to fail
because of the kernel than the init thingy.

> I don't see me liking the init thingys in my lifetime.  I'm to old to
> start trusting them given the large number of failures I've had.

You should try building your own. It's explained in the kernel docs and
is a simple process. Once you have done it yourself a few times, you'll
feel far more comfortable with the whole idea; then you can go back to
doing it the lazy way.


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Neil Bothwick

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