It is now ready. What I have done is switch the i686 and x86_64 kernels to
a mostly modular design. This means there are fewer builtin things like
filesystems and hard drive modules. They are provided by the initrd now
which tries to guess what modules you need to load your root partition and
loads those. I've tested it in several situations myself, and it works
better than the old kernel for me. It fixes several issues and in some
cases speeding up booting. I am asking for testers for it. If there is no
serious problems reported, it will be merged on Monday. Only test if you
are willing to and are using current.

Make a file called /etc/pacman-g2/repos/initrdtesting and add these lines
for your appropriate CARCH:

[initrdtesting]
Server=http://ftp.frugalware.org/pub/other/people/ryuo/initrdtesting/frugalware-@CARCH@

Now, in your /etc/pacman-g2.conf, add this line, being sure that it is
before current:

Include = /etc/pacman-g2/repos/initrdtesting

Next, run this command as needed until fully up2date:

pacman-g2 -Syu

Finally, you must update your grub config. You should be able to get away
with just running grubconfig. However, if your situation is too complex
for grubconfig, add this line to your existing Frugalware entry, being
sure to adjust it as needed:

initrd (frugalware grub root partition)/boot/initrd.img.xz

That should be all for the instructions.


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