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From: Ian Zimmerman <itz@××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Question about genkernel's default kernel config
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2016 18:48:44
Message-Id: 20160814184535.9360.3A181843@matica.foolinux.mooo.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Question about genkernel's default kernel config by Alan McKinnon
1 On 2016-08-14 14:49 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
2
3 > genkernel builds a kernel like for a binary distro or a LiveCD - works
4 > everywhere (by enabling everything). You can customized it with a config
5 > somehwow (I forget the details). But this is gentoo:
6 >
7 > cd /usr/src/<kernel-ver>
8 > make menuconfig
9
10 Don't you still need genkernel if you want to build an initramfs?
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12 The handbook (amd64) seems to imply you do, and I don't know of an easy
13 way to build an initramfs just with the bare kernel source.
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15 --
16 Please *no* private Cc: on mailing lists and newsgroups
17 Why does the arrow on Hillary signs point to the right?

Replies

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Question about genkernel's default kernel config Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Question about genkernel's default kernel config Todd Goodman <tsg@×××××××××.net>