On Sat, 6 Jun 2020 11:34:28 -0500, Dale wrote: > >> From what I've read, I like my way better. I did have to change the > >> names from bzimage* to kernel* but other than that, I can use the > >> naming method I've used for years and keep the good kernels I want. > > make install names the kernels vmlinuz-$VERSION, and updates a > > symlink to vmlinuz if one exists. > > But sometimes I have more than one of the same version. I add a -1, -2, > -3 etc to them as I go. From my understanding, make install doesn't do > that. I do and with good reason. It seems make install won't accomplish > what I do by hand.
There's a kernel option that does that automatically, LOCALVERSION I think, but it's years since I've needed to touch it. > >> My biggest problem, getting the dracut command options right. If I > >> didn't need dracut, I'd be in heaven. > > If you have a plain setup, dracut shouldn't need any options. > I don't have a plain setup tho nor do I really want that setup. You don't boot from an encrypted drive (yet) or use unusual hardware, that's what I meant by a plain system. Dracut handles booting from a a btrfs root on a LUKS encrypted block device here with no fancy configuration. It really is impressive the way it figures so much out for itself. > I like > having backup kernels and my own numbering system. It has worked for me > for decades, ever since I started using Gentoo and building my own > kernels. I don't see any point in changing what works unless I can > streamline what I'm already getting with the results I expect. If I > could get rid of the init thingy, I would have zero issues with my > method. It's dracut that causes the issues. We all know how much I > dislike init thingys tho. ;-) That said, dracut hasn't failed me in a > while. If it can't build correctly, it does spit out it failed. It's > been a while since the init thingy it creates has failed as well. So, > at least there is that. I use a shell script to compile and install the kernel, build the initramfs and then update the bootloader. It means the process is always executed consistently and I only have to remember one command :) -- Neil Bothwick WinErr 002: No Error - Yet
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