Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sun, 29 Sep 2013 16:35:21 -0500, Dale wrote: > >> So my experience doesn't matter any then? My /usr does vary and >> sometimes varies quite a bit. That is why I had to resize the thing. >> Saying that I didn't make it large enough to begin with isn't the >> point. When people use LVM, the reason they use it is so that we can >> resize things when needed. > > On a desktop system, it is not unusual for /usr usage to vary, as you > install, and maybe remove, various packages as your needs change. > > As for not making it large enough to begin with, isn't one of the > advantages of using LVM that you don't need to try to guess future usage > and only need to make the LV large enough for today's needs. That's one > of the main reasons I used LVM, before The One True Way[tm] was available > on Linux. > > Keep on using LVM if it is right for you, and it apparently is, but you > will have to compromise on using an initramfs to do so reliably in the > future. > > I seriously recommend you look at the Wiki page on making your own > initramfs. One of the problems people have with them, and I was one of > them, is that they are a black box, a binary blob that does some magic to > get your system booted. Playing around with creating your own shows you > just how simple and basic they really are, a busybox binary and a couple > of lines of shell script to mount / and /usr. If you fear the unknown, > get to know it. > >
I already did that. I'm pretty sure the first try was following a Gentoo wiki. It failed. I googled and I'm pretty sure I posted the error on here to, I never got it to work and as far as I know, no one had a fix either. I just know it didn't work. I then tried another wiki and it also failed but differently. I also tried doing the one with it built into the kernel, wouldn't boot then either. Dracut worked, at least I guess it did, but if it ever breaks, no clue what to do and if I can't boot, same boat again. I'm staring at a error with no clue how to fix it. The point is, whether with or without a init thingy, first failed boot that I can't readily fix, time to learn something else new. A computer that doesn't boot isn't of much use for me. Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!
