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On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 4:29 PM, J. Roeleveld <joost@××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> On August 14, 2016 8:55:32 PM GMT+02:00, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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>>On Sun, 14 Aug 2016 11:48:08 -0700, Ian Zimmerman wrote: |
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>>> Don't you still need genkernel if you want to build an initramfs? |
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>>No, dracut. |
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>>> The handbook (amd64) seems to imply you do, and I don't know of an |
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>>easy |
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>>> way to build an initramfs just with the bare kernel source. |
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>>Dracut. |
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> Dracut if you just want something quick and easy. |
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> If you want something small and reliable, build your own. |
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A homegrown initramfs created by a novice is going to be more reliable |
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than one created by dracut or genkernel? Seems unlikely. |
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