On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:43:38 -0500 Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Mark Knecht wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > <SNIP> > >> I like, even love, Gentoo. Thing is, if it gets to where it > >> doesn't work like it should for me, there's no point in me using > >> it. If I wanted a OS that doesn't work well for me, I'd be buying > >> M$'s crap. Hey, it does install fairly fast but it is pretty > >> crappy. LOL > >> > > > > What? Me worry? > > > > Chill Dale. The Gentoo devs will get it there. > > > > And what will you do if Ubuntu doesn't boot? Learn another distro? > > Nahh... ;-) > > > > - Mark > > > > > > > That's why I want something that I can install fast. Gentoo certainly > isn't the right choice for that. If Kubuntu fails, I can just > reinstall and not format /home. It doesn't take to long and I'll be > back up and running. I already keep a fairly up to date sysrescue so > having something for some other distro wouldn't be a huge issue. See this mountain peak you think you see in front of you? The one you call Everest? You got it wrong about that mountain Dale. It's a little mole hill in the back yard. Make / big enough to contain /usr as well. Move stuff over and delete the /usr partition. Everything you fear about udev instantly ceases to exist and is no longer a problem. Sorted. > > Right now, if Gentoo fails to boot because of the init thingy, I have > no idea how to fix it. None at all. I know the basics of what it > does but no idea how to fix it when it breaks. That's where I am now > with regard to my other post. I can't su to root when using the init > thingy but can when I don't use the init thingy. I have no clue > where to even start to fix it. Is it dracut itself? Is it some > script? Is it some option I gave it that conflicts with something > else? I have absolutely no idea why but I know it has something to > do with me using the init thingy since it works fine without it. > > Me clueless since this is something I tried to avoid in the past and > not sure why it is needed now either. > > More questions than answers for sure. > > Dale > > :-) :-) > -- Alan McKinnnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
