On 9 Feb 2009, at 10:32, Michael Hampicke wrote:
It would appear that you need an initrd/initramfs to use this.
Ah! Many thanks. I will live without this shortcut, then, I think.
If you, like me, prefere to compile your own kernel, there's still an
easy way to create a initrd for your kernel: with genkernel
I use this command to compile my pre-configured kernel
genkernel --no-clean --no-mrproper \
--makeopts=-j2 --loglevel=5 --install --symlink all
To include support for disk labels use the switch --disklabel
I am resistant to the idea of using an initrd, because IIRC it's an
extra file that has to be stored in /boot, creating extra "clutter" in
there.
I'm kinda thinking that using the label prevents failed boots in the
event that the drives are recognised in a different order in the
future, but nevertheless I don't "like" initrd and the longer kernel
lines in grub.conf that they require.
I appreciate this is somewhat irrational.
Stroller.
