Re: [gentoo-user] The End Is Near ... or, get the vaseline, they're on the way!

[Neil Bothwick]

On Sat, 17 Mar 2012 08:50:28 -0400, Tanstaafl wrote:

> How do I find out if I am actually *using* an initramfs right now (I
> know it is built into the kernel), and

If CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE is not set in your kernel config and you do
not have an initrd line in GRUB, you are not using an initramfs.

> If I am not, how do I do this without using genkernel? Is dracut t he
> only other option? Is it easy/trivial to set one up manually?

There was a post on the dev list explaining how to set up a minimal
initramfs, I'll see if I can dig it out if no one beats me to it.


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Neil Bothwick

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