On 03/17/2014 10:57 AM, m...@pc-networking-services.com wrote: >> On 03/16/2014 02:55 PM, m...@pc-networking-services.com wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have completed the installation of the lfs 7.5 systemd, and have an >>> interesting and annoying issue. >>> >>> I have a separate /usr partition and no matter what I have tried, even >>> though it is LISTED in /etc/fstab it just will not get mounted at boot >>> time. >>> >>> Would creating the intitramfs file correct this issue? >>> >>> I have read the separate usr is broken wiki artical from systemd. >>> >>> I just want to make sure that going through that work is going to >>> actually >>> solve it, before doing so. >>> >>> I have never had a partition refuse to mount at boot time before. >>> >>> If I issue mount -a after I have booted it happily does so. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Christopher >>> >> >> Unfortunately, systemd doesn't support split /usr at boot time. It has >> to be mounted in an initramfs. >> >> -- >> Note: My last name is not Krejzi. >> -- >> http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support >> FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html >> Unsubscribe: See the above information page >> > > Hello, > > This is starting to do my head in, > > I have created the initramfs image as per the instructions, and it does > load correctly, however it still does not solve the problem of mounting > the /usr partition. > > What do I need to add to the scripts to mount the seperate /usr partition > to shut systemd up? > > I tried manually creating the symlink to usr.mount and editing it to match > the other files and it just blindly deletes it again and places the file > back in the initrd needs directory. I know that is not the correct > directory name. > > I really would appreciate some assistance on this as I am getting no where > on it. > > I only re-installed and decided to try this as I was getting no where with > the phonon-vlc-backend. > > I have in the past created an initrd image from the kernel source, but > that was on a debian system and a few years back now. > > Regards, > > Christopher > >
initramfs scripts have to mount /usr in new root before switch-root and before systemd has been started. I doubt that default blfs initramfs does that. -- Note: My last name is not Krejzi. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
