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On Tue, 20 Aug 2013 06:57:02 -0400, Tanstaafl wrote: |
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> > Unless you want to learn the ins and outs of using an initramfs (and |
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> > having a lot of fun and failed boots in the process), I highly |
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> > recommend using Dracut. It does everything for you. |
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> What about a previous posters comment that they don;t update the kernel |
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> as often as userland stuff, and there is userland stuff in the |
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> initramfs, so things can still get out of sync - and, apparently (I'm |
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> inferring from the comments about nightmare scenarios of unbootable |
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> systems because the initramfs got 'out of sync')... |
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That is only likely to happen if the initramfs file does't match the |
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kernel. An initramfs isn't magic, or even complex, it's just a few static |
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commands and a script to get the required filesystems mounted before |
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passing control to init. |
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> So, how do/can you *guarantee* that nothing ever gets out of sync? |
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You could add a custom postinst function to /etc/portage that would |
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check whether any of the files included in your initramfs are newer than |
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the initramfs/kernel and send an ewarn if so. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Hello, this is an extension to the famous signature virus, called spymail. |
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Could you please copy me into your signature and send back what you were |
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doing last night between 10pm and 3am? |
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