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On Sun, 29 Sep 2013 13:43:10 -0400, Tanstaafl wrote: |
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> > Except you can never break Gentoo with a kernel update because, unlike |
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> > some other distros, installing a new kernel does not uninstall the |
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> > previous one. No matter how badly wrng a kernel update goes, you can |
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> > always hit reset then select the old one from the GRUB menu - |
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> > reinstallation doesn't come into it. |
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> My understanding is that this is not true, and that a USERLAND update |
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> (LVM2, which I use, among them) can cause breakage that will cause the |
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> CURRENT kernel+initramfs to no longer boot. |
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> Is my understanding flawed? |
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I would say so. Unless you change the LVM metadata in such a way that the |
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tools in the initramfs cannt read it, I don't see how this can happen. |
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And you'd have to recreates your LVs for that to occur. |
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> Totally side question: Anyone ever hear Linus' opinion of an initramfs |
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> being required to boot a system? |
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I suppose the fact that his kernel includes an initramfs and always tries |
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to load it when booting, and that there isn't even an option to disable |
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this behaviour, gives a good indication of his feelings towards the idea |
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of an initramfs. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Q. What is the difference between Queensland and yoghurt? |
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A. Yoghurt has an active culture. |
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