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On Thursday, November 18, 2021 11:31:57 AM CET Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:12:41 +0100, J. Roeleveld wrote: |
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> > I've never been happy with genkernel and roll my own using a |
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> > config-file that's configured directly into the kernel. |
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> > All it needs to do is enable LVM, mount the partitions and then |
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> > continue with booting. On my laptop, it also decrypts the partition |
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> > that contains LVM. All very simple and easy. |
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> I used to do the same, building the initramfs into the kernel, avoiding |
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> the need for a separate file. But now I use dracut, which does it all for |
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> me without the need for me to keep on top it. |
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My script is simpler and faster than what dracut or genkernel come up with. I |
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also only need to enter a decryption password once, with dracut and genkernel, |
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that is not (easily?) to set up. |
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I actually did the opposite as I got fed up with trying to get dracut and |
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genkernel to produce something that would actually boot properly without too |
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many questions during boot. |
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