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On Thu, 15 Sep 2022 05:00:25 -0500, Dale wrote: |
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> As I said, I do all mine by hand. I don't use make install etc. After |
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> I build my kernel, I copy it and name it something like this, from |
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> /boot. |
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> Once I get that done, I then build the init thingy. This is Neil's |
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> command that he posted. From my understanding, the kernel symlink needs |
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> to point to the correct kernel version. |
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> dracut --kver=$(cat include/config/kernel.release) |
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This should be run from within the kernel source directory. It picks up |
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the version from the source so the symlink is irrelevant. |
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> That gives a init thingy with a somewhat generic name. I then rename it |
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> to match the kernel, looks something like this from /boot. |
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If you use make install to install the kernel, dracut gives the initramfs |
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a matching name. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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