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On Saturday, 15 June 2019 16:22:50 BST Mick wrote: |
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> On Saturday, 15 June 2019 14:04:16 BST Peter Humphrey wrote: |
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> > Hello list, |
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> > The main system on this box is ~amd64 plasma, but I also have a small |
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> > rescue system which is amd64, no desktop. I use bootctl from systemd-boot |
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> > to manage the UEFI images. |
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> > My question is: how much of the bootctl-installed image is essential for |
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> > booting? In other words, if I install the ~amd64 kernel (5.1.9), what |
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> > effect will that have on booting the rescue system; and if I install the |
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> > amd64 kernel (4.19.44), what effect will it have on booting the plasma |
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> > system? |
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> > In practice, I install the ~amd64 kernel and hope it doesn't affect the |
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> > rescue system too much; and it seems not to. Could I do better? |
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> Assuming I've understood correctly your question, since this is the same box |
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> and both kernels will be booting the same hardware, with similar modules, |
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> it shouldn't make any odds what OS installation you decide to boot into |
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> with any of two given kernels. |
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Let's that's right hope. Thanks Mick. |
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Regards, |
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Peter. |
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