Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/sda* missing at boot

[Dale]

Mick wrote:
> On Friday 19 Aug 2011 23:08:06 Dale wrote:
>
>> Gregory Woodbury wrote:
>>
>>> The initramfs is a container for modules and stuff need to bring up
>>> the system before the mounts of
>>> / and /boot.    If all the drivers are built-in to the kernel (or at
>>> least the minimum required drivers are built-in)
>>> then the initramfs isn't necessary.
>>>
>>> Passing parameters to the kernel is a different issue entirely.
>>>
>>> My grub.conf line is:
>>>                  kernel /vmlinuz-3.0.3-gentoo root=/dev/sda2
>>>
>>> pata_it821x.noraid=1
>>>
>>> with the pata_it821x driver built-in for the kenel to find a set of
>>> older IDE drives on the IT8212 card I have installed.
>>>
>>> IIRC the initramfs is built with the mkinitrd command.  I haven't had
>>> to use it so I could be wrong.
>>>
>> Update with new info.  With udev needing some things in /usr, and /var,
>> you will need a init* if /usr and /var is not on / in the near future.
>> Yea, real neat.  Some need it already just depends on what is installed
>> from what I read.
>>
> Give us a link please Dale.
>
> 2/3 of my boxen have both /usr and/var on separate partitions and I never had
> to use initramfs (other than boot splash - or whatever it happens to be called
> this month).
>
>

It was discussed on -dev so far.  This is the subject line:

"Warn users not to do separate /usr partition without proper initramfs 
in the handbook?"

I think it will apply to /var to at some point.  I think it sucks.  I 
have /var on a separate partition and want to put /usr on one to but not 
now.

I think it can be found on gmane.com.  Again, it is on -dev and yes I 
raised my objections to this but it is UPSTREAM from Gentoo.  Dang 
Fedora or something.  ;-)

Dale

:-)  :-)