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On Sat, 6 Jun 2020 11:34:28 -0500, Dale wrote: |
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> >> From what I've read, I like my way better. I did have to change the |
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> >> names from bzimage* to kernel* but other than that, I can use the |
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> >> naming method I've used for years and keep the good kernels I want. |
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> > make install names the kernels vmlinuz-$VERSION, and updates a |
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> > symlink to vmlinuz if one exists. |
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> But sometimes I have more than one of the same version. I add a -1, -2, |
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> -3 etc to them as I go. From my understanding, make install doesn't do |
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> that. I do and with good reason. It seems make install won't accomplish |
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> what I do by hand. |
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There's a kernel option that does that automatically, LOCALVERSION I |
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think, but it's years since I've needed to touch it. |
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> >> My biggest problem, getting the dracut command options right. If I |
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> >> didn't need dracut, I'd be in heaven. |
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> > If you have a plain setup, dracut shouldn't need any options. |
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> I don't have a plain setup tho nor do I really want that setup. |
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You don't boot from an encrypted drive (yet) or use unusual hardware, |
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that's what I meant by a plain system. Dracut handles booting from a a |
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btrfs root on a LUKS encrypted block device here with no fancy |
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configuration. It really is impressive the way it figures so much out for |
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itself. |
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> I like |
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> having backup kernels and my own numbering system. It has worked for me |
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> for decades, ever since I started using Gentoo and building my own |
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> kernels. I don't see any point in changing what works unless I can |
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> streamline what I'm already getting with the results I expect. If I |
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> could get rid of the init thingy, I would have zero issues with my |
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> method. It's dracut that causes the issues. We all know how much I |
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> dislike init thingys tho. ;-) That said, dracut hasn't failed me in a |
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> while. If it can't build correctly, it does spit out it failed. It's |
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> been a while since the init thingy it creates has failed as well. So, |
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> at least there is that. |
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I use a shell script to compile and install the kernel, build the |
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initramfs and then update the bootloader. It means the process is always |
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executed consistently and I only have to remember one command :) |
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Neil Bothwick |
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