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Am Montag, 9. Juli 2007 schrieb ext Neil Bothwick: |
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> On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 10:41:05 +0200, Dirk Heinrichs wrote: |
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> > > The alternative would |
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> > > be to use a separate /boot and mess around with initramfs images to |
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> > > load / from LVM, which is extra hassle and another potential point of |
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> > > failure. |
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> > |
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> > Want my scripts? ;-) |
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> I'd be interested to see them, although I like the idea of not depending |
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> on an initrd. As I no longer run a separate /boot, it wouldn't reduce my |
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> partition count either. |
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I see. What I do is to embed the initramfs into the kernel image. Works fine |
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as long as everything you need to setup / is compiled into the kernel |
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statically. There's also one scenario where separating / and /boot has a |
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clear advantage: Laptops with complete HD encryption. The only partition |
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you can leave unencrypted is the small /boot, everything else can be |
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encrypted (which means, you only need the passphrase for the / volume, |
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everything else can be unlocked via keyfiles stored on this |
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partition/volume. In this case you need an intrd/intramfs (the latter is |
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far easier to handle) anyway and can put / on an LV. |
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Oh, my scripts will reach you soon. |
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Bye... |
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Dirk |
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