On 2013-11-12 4:49 PM, Tanstaafl <[email protected]> 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
--dmraid Add 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...
