Re: [gentoo-user] My first initramfs
Canek Peláez Valdés can...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 3:55 PM, Tanstaafl tansta...@libertytrek.org wrote: On 2013-11-12 4:49 PM, Tanstaafl tansta...@libertytrek.org wrote: Ok, looking into this now... Reading the referenced wiki page shows this comment: Introduction and bootloader configuration To create an initramfs, it is important that you know what additional drivers, scripts and tools you need to boot your system. For instance, if you use LVM, then you will need to support LVM tools on the initramfs. Likewise, if you use software RAID, you need mdadm, etc. I thought I'd mentioned/asked this before, but don't recall a satisfactory answer... Ok, up until now, I haven't *had* to 'know' what additional drivers are needed by my system to boot. So... how the heck am I supposed to find out? Trial and error? Further down under the genkernel section has: Depending on your system, you might want to add one or more of the following options: Option Description --disklabel Add support for LABEL= settings in your /etc/fstab --dmraidAdd support for fake hardware RAID --firmware Add in firmware code found on the system --gpg Add in GnuPG support --iscsi Add support for iSCSI --luks Add support for luks encryption containers --lvm Add support for LVM --mdadm Add support for software RAID --multipath Add support for multiple I/O access towards a SAN --zfs Add support for ZFS So, are these *all* of the potential options? If so, then I can probably safely say that all I need is lvm... You *MUST* add the necessary modules/tools to mount root and/or /usr. So if you have an XFS partition on a LVM volume on top of an mdraid, and the partition is encrypted, then you need the kernel modules for xfs, lvm, mdraid and crypt, and the corresponding userspace tools, including fsck.xfs. You *MAY* add whatever else you want in your initramfs (I add the drivers for my USB keyboard, so in case of emergencies I can actually type commands), but the only parts you *MUST* include are the ones you need to mount (and check) your root and /usr partitions. I strongly recommend dracut; the modules listed in DRACUT_MODULES are usually self explanatory, and it Just Works™. Hi. I am using genkernel and openrc and it boots correctly using lvm, (I have ext2-3 modules built in), but what it does never do is check the /usr which is on a separate partition before mounting, so /usr is never checked unless I boot from a live cd and do it myself. I wonder if there is any way to get this to be done? -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com
[gentoo-user] {SOLVED] Flash+nspluginwrapper versus Gnash comparisons?
On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 11:15:28PM -0400, wrote I'm getting rather annoyed with Firefox. I don't want to get into that flamewar right now. I'm trying to migrate to UZBL. The latest git version is a lot better than the stale stable version. The uzbl- ebuild is broken (yes, I've filed a bug), so I pull directly from git and build and install to ~/.local. It's a steep learning curve, and I've gradually resolved almost every issue. The last reason to have Firefox or Opera hanging around is Flash. I subscribe to NHL GameCenter Live and Live365.com, so Flash functionality is mandatory for me. The git version of UZBL requires a recent version of webkit, which requires gtk3. Flash is a gtk2 program, so it doesn't work. Correction to the above. I'm not a C programmer or developer, but I tweaked the Makefile, and the git version of uzbl now builds with a recent gtk2, rather than gtk3, and consequently Flash runs fine. The tweak consists of changing 1 line in the Makefile from... ENABLE_GTK3?= auto ...to... ENABLE_GTK3?= no The git version allows you to launch multiple simultaneous instances *WITH DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION FILES*. I usually launch using the config file with plugins disabled. For the sites where I need Flash, I launch the with plugin-enabled config. -- Walter Dnes waltd...@waltdnes.org I don't run desktop environments; I run useful applications
Re: [gentoo-user] Dynamic service runlevel
On 13.11.2013 06:22, Linlin Yan (颜林林) wrote:
On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 6:00 PM, Dan Johansson dan.johans...@dmj.nu wrote:
On 10.11.2013 09:20, Linlin Yan (颜林林) wrote:
Is it possible to set dynamic service run-level (rc-update) according to
different kernel version.
There are different kernel versions in my grub menu, and I need to switch
between these versions for development purpose. I currently want to disable
some services under specific kernel version., but I cannot find where to
customize this. Any suggestion?
What I have done is to have two different runlevels (default and kde in
my case) with different services added to each one (the kde runlevel
starts X, kde, and som other stuff that I do not have in the default
level). Then I have added softlevel=kde to the parameters for the kernel.
Hi Dan,
Thank you very much! That is very helpful.
What if I want to change the behaviour of sysinit runlevel? Where
can I change it to another new runlevel for specific kernel version?
BTW, the services I want to disable is udev{,-mount} for kernel-2.16.31.
Sorry, I can not help you there.
--
Dan Johansson, http://www.dmj.nu
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[gentoo-user] slot conflict when trying to emerge xorg-server-1.14.3-r2
Hi, emerge --oneshot xorg-server throws this error message: !!! Multiple package instances within a single package slot have been pulled !!! into the dependency graph, resulting in a slot conflict: x11-base/xorg-server:0 (x11-base/xorg-server-1.13.4-r1::gentoo, installed) pulled in by x11-base/xorg-server:0/1.13.4= required by (x11-drivers/xf86-video-nv-2.1.20-r1::gentoo, installed) x11-base/xorg-server:0/1.13.4= required by (x11-drivers/xf86-video-nouveau-1.0.9::gentoo, installed) x11-base/xorg-server:0/1.13.4= required by (x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-2.8.1::gentoo, installed) x11-base/xorg-server:0/1.13.4= required by (x11-drivers/xf86-video-vesa-2.3.3::gentoo, installed) x11-base/xorg-server:0/1.13.4= required by (x11-drivers/xf86-video-fbdev-0.4.4::gentoo, installed) x11-base/xorg-server:0/1.13.4= required by (x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard-1.7.0::gentoo, installed) x11-base/xorg-server:0/1.13.4= required by (x11-drivers/xf86-input-mouse-1.9.0::gentoo, installed) (x11-base/xorg-server-1.14.3-r2::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by (no parents that aren't satisfied by other packages in this slot) Why isn't xorg-server simply updated and the drivers re-emerged because of the sub-slot changes? Thanks, nick
[gentoo-user] Re: Can we get users more involved in specific testing?
hasufell hasufell at gentoo.org writes: Our arch testers are understaffed and often don't really do general runtime tests (it's mostly assumed the maintainer knows about runtime issues). I have often had a hard time to get some random users comment on certain packages or even assist on some runtime tests. I don't even know how many people use the package I maintain. When a new package is installed or upgraded, there are notes that the installer is optioned (and notified upon installation) about the package. Might it be a good idea to put your testing pleadings in the notes for those how install the package (stable, testing, experimental or overlay) about how to contact whoever related to the specific testing you want done? I. E. eselect news or is this a bad idea? JFFNMS is one of my favorite packages, so surely I'd respond on that one. Hell, I often go and find the patches and post bugs pleading to get documented patches installed on my favorite package. hth, James
