On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 9:19 AM, Mike Edenfield <[email protected]> wrote: > On 3/27/2012 6:36 AM, Helmut Jarausch wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I've been looking for simple method to create a simple >> initramfs to just mount the /usr partition. >> >> I've found >> http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Basic_initramfs_used_to_check_and_mount_/usr > > > If this is all you need, I recommend you use dracut. The default > installation (no use-flags or optional modules) will product an initramfs > that loads whatever you current rootfs and /usr partitions are. > > I've been working on updating the wiki with more detailed instructions; for > your case what's there now ought to be plenty: > > http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Dracut
Dracut is masked on ~amd64. Bugs me, as I'd rather use something like that than genkernel (I very much like building my own kernels; it helps me keep things lean, and keeps me familiar with the capabilities of current and future systems). But now I have to find time to learn how to use Genkernel. If we're going to be shoved into tight space like this, I'd be nice if the "you can just use $x" tools work on stable. I've got three previously-working systems at home I can't risk rebooting right now because of this udev+/usr nonsense. I almost invariably put /usr and /home on top of LVM, RAID or both. -- :wq
