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From: Diagon <gentoolists.boxy@××××.net>
To: Gentoo User <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Questions on attempt at first install.
Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2020 18:28:54
Message-Id: 1762f037b5e.1012cff90133895.4947593857719520765@xoxy.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Questions on attempt at first install. by Diagon
1 One more:
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3 Using genkernel, is there a way to make sure a module is included in the initramfs?
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5 /D
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9 > Could someone clarify for me what `genkernel --menuconfig` is doing?
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11 > Is it equivalent to a manual kernel config, only saving me the `make` && `make install`?
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13 > Or is it setting what `genkernel all` would set, and letting you modify that?
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15 > Do I run it as `genkernel --menuconfig all` ? As `genkernel --btrfs --menuconfig all` ?
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17 > If I run `lsmod`, I see btrfs, but I also see that btrfs depends on: xor, zstd_{de,}compress, xxhash, lzo_compress, zlib_defalte, raid6_pq, and each of those may have their own dependencies.
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19 > Do I need that whole chain for the kernel?
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21 > Thanks in advance!
22 > /D

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