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On Friday, 17 May 2019 09:43:46 BST Dale wrote: |
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> My problems with init thingys date all the way back to to the Mandrake |
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> 9.1 days when I first used Linux. |
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I was never a Mandrake user, but also avoided using an initrd unless it came |
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with a binary distro - at which point I would also expect it to Just-Work(TM). |
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The world has moved on since Mandrake 9.x and the generation of initramfs is a |
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much more automated and reliable process now. |
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Regarding a separate /usr fs necessitating initramfs, it shouldn't be too |
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difficult to plan some downtime, reboot with Live-media and move the /usr fs |
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contents into /, following any required partition modifications. Unless of |
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course you *want* to keep /usr separate for mounting it as read-only, or |
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sharing it among multiple OS, in which case I don't think you can escape |
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initramfs. |
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The downtime for rebooting a new kernel is measured in seconds. Even if the |
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new kernel fails, you can fallback onto the previous kernel and boot that in |
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seconds. |
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> As to hardware, I had one time where that was a issue. Power failed and |
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> a shutdown was needed. When I went to power back up, the CPU fan |
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> wouldn't spin up. After a couple drops of oil was added, it was |
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> spinning up again and of course, I ordered a replacement fan right |
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> away. I don't recall ever having any other hardware problem. |
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Count yourself lucky. You could have discovered your disk wouldn't spin up |
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again, your PSU packed up, or even the MoBo chipset decided to retire from |
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active service. Eventually, any of these hardware problems would manifest |
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themselves, but a reboot could reveal their demise sooner and hopefully at a |
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point where you were somewhat prepared for it. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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