Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
On Wednesday, 23 October 2019 17:21:50 BST Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:18:45 +0100, Peter Humphrey wrote: > > > Yes. It also updates symlinks to all three if you are already using > > > symlinks. > > > > Make install doesn't use symlinks here. This is a UEFI box with /boot > > formatted FAT32, so the three files are copied, not linked to. > > "if you are already using symlinks". It only updates the symlinks if > they already exist, it won't try to create them from scratch, even if the > filesystem supports it. Ah. I missed that. These have been a long four days of wrestling, once again, with UEFI booting. A topic for another day. -- Regards, Peter.
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
On Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:18:45 +0100, Peter Humphrey wrote: > > Yes. It also updates symlinks to all three if you are already using > > symlinks. > > Make install doesn't use symlinks here. This is a UEFI box with /boot > formatted FAT32, so the three files are copied, not linked to. "if you are already using symlinks". It only updates the symlinks if they already exist, it won't try to create them from scratch, even if the filesystem supports it. -- Neil Bothwick Adolescence, n.: The stage between puberty and adultery. pgpq51lmLN7Vp.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
On Tuesday, 22 October 2019 21:34:53 BST Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:35:27 +0100, Mick wrote: > > > If I trust the makefile to build the entire operating system kernel, > > > build all the modules it needs and copy all those modules to the > > > correct locations, I don't see why I can't let it copy one more file > > > to /boot. > > > > I've forgotten, does 'make ... install' also copy the .config and > > System.map files to boot, too? > > Yes. It also updates symlinks to all three if you are already using > symlinks. Make install doesn't use symlinks here. This is a UEFI box with /boot formatted FAT32, so the three files are copied, not linked to. -- Regards, Peter.
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
On Tuesday, 22 October 2019 21:34:53 BST Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:35:27 +0100, Mick wrote: > > > If I trust the makefile to build the entire operating system kernel, > > > build all the modules it needs and copy all those modules to the > > > correct locations, I don't see why I can't let it copy one more file > > > to /boot. > > > > I've forgotten, does 'make ... install' also copy the .config and > > System.map files to boot, too? > > Yes. It also updates symlinks to all three if you are already using > symlinks. Thanks Hartmut and Neil, I might give it another go on an old system running GRUB to see if it grows on me. :-) -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:35:27 +0100, Mick wrote: > > If I trust the makefile to build the entire operating system kernel, > > build all the modules it needs and copy all those modules to the > > correct locations, I don't see why I can't let it copy one more file > > to /boot. > > I've forgotten, does 'make ... install' also copy the .config and > System.map files to boot, too? Yes. It also updates symlinks to all three if you are already using symlinks. -- Neil Bothwick God is real, unless specifically declared integer. pgppYC_eQ_wfy.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
On Tuesday, 22 October 2019 14:42:44 BST Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 03:33:24 -0500, Dale wrote: > > If one of those should stop working or I buy something new and need to > > add support for it, the new kernel will have a -2 on the end instead of > > -1. I'm not sure on the -gentoo one. Thing is, I can boot the old > > kernel of that version or even boot a older kernel if needed. It gives > > me a lot of booting options. Maybe someone can figure out a way to make > > those scripts name kernels that way?? > > > > I plan to clean older ones out eventually and I use uprecords to pick > > what kernel are the most stable and pick the latest versions, usually > > two maybe three, just to be sure I can boot something. I'll also add, I > > name my config files the same as kernels and also those init thingys I > > hate so much. The grub thingy requires the init thingy to have the same > > names but the configs just make sense. ;-) > > > > If a script could do it that way, I might even use it. I've yet to hear > > of one that does it tho. > > make install does that, except the kernels are named vmlinuz-* rather > then kernel-*. The LOCALVERSION settings in the kernel config help. I do > the whole job with a script that boils down to > > [ -f .config ] || make oldconfig > make all modules_install install || exit 1 > dracut --some-opts > grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg > > If I trust the makefile to build the entire operating system kernel, > build all the modules it needs and copy all those modules to the correct > locations, I don't see why I can't let it copy one more file to /boot. I've forgotten, does 'make ... install' also copy the .config and System.map files to boot, too? -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 09:29:01 -0500, Dale wrote: > >>> If I trust the makefile to build the entire operating system kernel, >>> build all the modules it needs and copy all those modules to the >>> correct locations, I don't see why I can't let it copy one more file >>> to /boot. >> Thing is, I already trust what I'm doing to work, as far as the copy >> process etc. ;-) Plus, it's not something I do very often either. It >> would be my luck that I'd run that script and it screw up not only the >> new kernel but my old setup as well. > It would be a pretty sad state of affairs if you couldn't trust yourself > to be able to copy one file to /boot ;-) > Well, giving it the correct name and all can be interesting at times. I try to be consistent but I have to also take into account what Grub will allow. I think the old Grub would allow you to name the kernel anything as long as it was the same in the config file. >> I have to add, I still like the old grub since I could also add the >> kernel entry myself, just to know it is done and will work. This new >> thing still worries me. > You can hand-configure GRUB2 too, there are even example files included. > The main benefit of grub-mkconfig is to binary distros so they can > automate the process when installing the distro or updating the kernel. > I've tried to figure out Grub2 and find it to be a beast of confusion and just a beast in general. Even the config file is complicated. The old one, it was simple and I rarely had any issues with it. I only switched because it is no longer maintained and I was concerned that it might stop working for some reason. If it was maintained, I'd still be using it. >> Don't get me started on that init thingy > Don't worry, I know better than that! I won't mention HAL either :-) > > Yea, not sure which I hate most. They both rub me the wrong way. Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 09:29:01 -0500, Dale wrote: > > If I trust the makefile to build the entire operating system kernel, > > build all the modules it needs and copy all those modules to the > > correct locations, I don't see why I can't let it copy one more file > > to /boot. > Thing is, I already trust what I'm doing to work, as far as the copy > process etc. ;-) Plus, it's not something I do very often either. It > would be my luck that I'd run that script and it screw up not only the > new kernel but my old setup as well. It would be a pretty sad state of affairs if you couldn't trust yourself to be able to copy one file to /boot ;-) > I have to add, I still like the old grub since I could also add the > kernel entry myself, just to know it is done and will work. This new > thing still worries me. You can hand-configure GRUB2 too, there are even example files included. The main benefit of grub-mkconfig is to binary distros so they can automate the process when installing the distro or updating the kernel. > Don't get me started on that init thingy Don't worry, I know better than that! I won't mention HAL either :-) -- Neil Bothwick On the other hand, you have different fingers. pgpROn54QmStc.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 03:33:24 -0500, Dale wrote: > >> If one of those should stop working or I buy something new and need to >> add support for it, the new kernel will have a -2 on the end instead of >> -1. I'm not sure on the -gentoo one. Thing is, I can boot the old >> kernel of that version or even boot a older kernel if needed. It gives >> me a lot of booting options. Maybe someone can figure out a way to make >> those scripts name kernels that way?? >> >> I plan to clean older ones out eventually and I use uprecords to pick >> what kernel are the most stable and pick the latest versions, usually >> two maybe three, just to be sure I can boot something. I'll also add, I >> name my config files the same as kernels and also those init thingys I >> hate so much. The grub thingy requires the init thingy to have the same >> names but the configs just make sense. ;-) >> >> If a script could do it that way, I might even use it. I've yet to hear >> of one that does it tho. > make install does that, except the kernels are named vmlinuz-* rather > then kernel-*. The LOCALVERSION settings in the kernel config help. I do > the whole job with a script that boils down to > > [ -f .config ] || make oldconfig > make all modules_install install || exit 1 > dracut --some-opts > grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg > > If I trust the makefile to build the entire operating system kernel, > build all the modules it needs and copy all those modules to the correct > locations, I don't see why I can't let it copy one more file to /boot. > > Thing is, I already trust what I'm doing to work, as far as the copy process etc. ;-) Plus, it's not something I do very often either. It would be my luck that I'd run that script and it screw up not only the new kernel but my old setup as well. I have to add, I still like the old grub since I could also add the kernel entry myself, just to know it is done and will work. This new thing still worries me. Don't get me started on that init thingy either. I've already had a couple of those to fail somehow. I still don't trust those things one bit, not even a tiny bit. Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 03:33:24 -0500, Dale wrote: > If one of those should stop working or I buy something new and need to > add support for it, the new kernel will have a -2 on the end instead of > -1. I'm not sure on the -gentoo one. Thing is, I can boot the old > kernel of that version or even boot a older kernel if needed. It gives > me a lot of booting options. Maybe someone can figure out a way to make > those scripts name kernels that way?? > > I plan to clean older ones out eventually and I use uprecords to pick > what kernel are the most stable and pick the latest versions, usually > two maybe three, just to be sure I can boot something. I'll also add, I > name my config files the same as kernels and also those init thingys I > hate so much. The grub thingy requires the init thingy to have the same > names but the configs just make sense. ;-) > > If a script could do it that way, I might even use it. I've yet to hear > of one that does it tho. make install does that, except the kernels are named vmlinuz-* rather then kernel-*. The LOCALVERSION settings in the kernel config help. I do the whole job with a script that boils down to [ -f .config ] || make oldconfig make all modules_install install || exit 1 dracut --some-opts grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg If I trust the makefile to build the entire operating system kernel, build all the modules it needs and copy all those modules to the correct locations, I don't see why I can't let it copy one more file to /boot. -- Neil Bothwick But there, everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and they came down upon him for the funeral expenses. -- Jerome K. Jerome pgprZn8Z5KLGR.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 10:42:14 +0100, Mick wrote: > > I haven't used the symlink approach for some time. I use a script to > > generate the entries for GRUB or systemd-boot. As I use a script to > > build and install the kernel in the first place, there are no extra > > steps as one script calls the other. > > I think I'll carry on with my manual kernel copying and naming > approach. On modern UEFI machines I run efibootmgr to add/delete > kernels and do not use a separate boot manager, or initrd images. So, > it's not as if I have to automate what is already a rather simpler > approach to upgrading kernels. That makes sense for UEFI if you don't use an initrd or want to boot with different kernel options. -- Neil Bothwick Windows '96 artificial intelligence: Unable to FORMAT A: Having a go at C: pgpBlOV05b0hk.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
On Tuesday, 22 October 2019 10:09:53 BST Neil Bothwick wrote: > On 22 October 2019 08:58:01 BST, Mick wrote: > >With manual copying/naming of kernels I can overwrite any non-booting > >kernels > >with the latest compiled example, without moving links around. What is > >the > >recommended solution to the above problem? > > Be more careful when configuring your kernels ;} Yes, that would be advisable. :-) TBH I have not had a non-booting kernel for some time now, but you never know what might bite you at the next turn. On new machines it could take a few kernel rebuilds before I end up with an optimal configuration, but once the kernel recipe for a particular system settles I do not as a rule experience any major problems. > I haven't used the symlink approach for some time. I use a script to > generate the entries for GRUB or systemd-boot. As I use a script to build > and install the kernel in the first place, there are no extra steps as one > script calls the other. I think I'll carry on with my manual kernel copying and naming approach. On modern UEFI machines I run efibootmgr to add/delete kernels and do not use a separate boot manager, or initrd images. So, it's not as if I have to automate what is already a rather simpler approach to upgrading kernels. -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
On 22 October 2019 08:58:01 BST, Mick wrote: >On Tuesday, 22 October 2019 00:44:00 BST Neil Bothwick wrote: >> On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:42:25 +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: >> > make install will create symlinks for vmlinuz and vmlinuz.old to >the >> > latest and previous kernel, doing much of what you need. You need >/boot >> > to be on a filesystem that supports symlinks and ISTR that it only >> > updates the symlinks if already present but doesn't create them >from >> > scratch. >> >> I think you need sys-apps/debianutils installed too. > >Last time I used this symlink-ing approach to vmlinuz I came across a >problem, >which I didn't have time to resolve and went back to my manual approach >of >copying kernels into /boot: > >I eagerly compile a new kernel. It is installed/copied into vmlinuz >and its >predecessor which worked fine is copied into vmlimuz.old. I try to >boot it >and discover I didn't configure it as carefully as I should have done - >it >won't boot. I boot into vmlinuz.old and reconfigure the kernel, which >is now >installed into vmlinuz and the recently configured and non-booting >kernel is >copied into vmlinuz.old. Disaster strikes as the newly reconfigured >kernel >won't boot either! I now have two recently configured and non-booting >kernels >vmlinuz and vmlinuz.old and no other working kernel to boot with. > >With manual copying/naming of kernels I can overwrite any non-booting >kernels >with the latest compiled example, without moving links around. What is >the >recommended solution to the above problem? Be more careful when configuring your kernels ;} I haven't used the symlink approach for some time. I use a script to generate the entries for GRUB or systemd-boot. As I use a script to build and install the kernel in the first place, there are no extra steps as one script calls the other. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
Mick wrote: > On Tuesday, 22 October 2019 00:44:00 BST Neil Bothwick wrote: >> On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:42:25 +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: >>> make install will create symlinks for vmlinuz and vmlinuz.old to the >>> latest and previous kernel, doing much of what you need. You need /boot >>> to be on a filesystem that supports symlinks and ISTR that it only >>> updates the symlinks if already present but doesn't create them from >>> scratch. >> I think you need sys-apps/debianutils installed too. > Last time I used this symlink-ing approach to vmlinuz I came across a > problem, > which I didn't have time to resolve and went back to my manual approach of > copying kernels into /boot: > > I eagerly compile a new kernel. It is installed/copied into vmlinuz and its > predecessor which worked fine is copied into vmlimuz.old. I try to boot it > and discover I didn't configure it as carefully as I should have done - it > won't boot. I boot into vmlinuz.old and reconfigure the kernel, which is now > installed into vmlinuz and the recently configured and non-booting kernel is > copied into vmlinuz.old. Disaster strikes as the newly reconfigured kernel > won't boot either! I now have two recently configured and non-booting > kernels > vmlinuz and vmlinuz.old and no other working kernel to boot with. > > With manual copying/naming of kernels I can overwrite any non-booting kernels > with the latest compiled example, without moving links around. What is the > recommended solution to the above problem? I'm like you, I copy mine manually. This is what my kernel names looks like: root@fireball / # ls -al /boot/kernel-* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5387680 Feb 27 2015 /boot/kernel-3.18.7-1 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6848464 Feb 16 2018 /boot/kernel-4.14.19-gentoo -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7061552 Oct 14 2018 /boot/kernel-4.18.12-1 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7082032 May 15 05:59 /boot/kernel-4.19.40-1 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7110704 Dec 21 2018 /boot/kernel-4.19.8-1 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5858496 Jun 17 2016 /boot/kernel-4.5.2-1 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6983664 Aug 21 2017 /boot/kernel-4.9.34-1 root@fireball / # If one of those should stop working or I buy something new and need to add support for it, the new kernel will have a -2 on the end instead of -1. I'm not sure on the -gentoo one. Thing is, I can boot the old kernel of that version or even boot a older kernel if needed. It gives me a lot of booting options. Maybe someone can figure out a way to make those scripts name kernels that way?? I plan to clean older ones out eventually and I use uprecords to pick what kernel are the most stable and pick the latest versions, usually two maybe three, just to be sure I can boot something. I'll also add, I name my config files the same as kernels and also those init thingys I hate so much. The grub thingy requires the init thingy to have the same names but the configs just make sense. ;-) If a script could do it that way, I might even use it. I've yet to hear of one that does it tho. Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
On Tuesday, 22 October 2019 00:44:00 BST Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:42:25 +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: > > make install will create symlinks for vmlinuz and vmlinuz.old to the > > latest and previous kernel, doing much of what you need. You need /boot > > to be on a filesystem that supports symlinks and ISTR that it only > > updates the symlinks if already present but doesn't create them from > > scratch. > > I think you need sys-apps/debianutils installed too. Last time I used this symlink-ing approach to vmlinuz I came across a problem, which I didn't have time to resolve and went back to my manual approach of copying kernels into /boot: I eagerly compile a new kernel. It is installed/copied into vmlinuz and its predecessor which worked fine is copied into vmlimuz.old. I try to boot it and discover I didn't configure it as carefully as I should have done - it won't boot. I boot into vmlinuz.old and reconfigure the kernel, which is now installed into vmlinuz and the recently configured and non-booting kernel is copied into vmlinuz.old. Disaster strikes as the newly reconfigured kernel won't boot either! I now have two recently configured and non-booting kernels vmlinuz and vmlinuz.old and no other working kernel to boot with. With manual copying/naming of kernels I can overwrite any non-booting kernels with the latest compiled example, without moving links around. What is the recommended solution to the above problem? -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:42:25 +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: > make install will create symlinks for vmlinuz and vmlinuz.old to the > latest and previous kernel, doing much of what you need. You need /boot > to be on a filesystem that supports symlinks and ISTR that it only > updates the symlinks if already present but doesn't create them from > scratch. I think you need sys-apps/debianutils installed too. -- Neil Bothwick Too many clicks spoil the browse. pgpFYkL0kkMlP.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
On Mon, 21 Oct 2019 22:54:26 +, Caveman Al Toraboran wrote: > you are just wrongly assuming that they are mutually > exclusive... > > seriously, one could have kernels named, > without versions, as: > > vmlinuz > vmlinuz-older > vmlinuz-older2 > . > . > . > vmlinuz-olderN > > this way, new kernel installation, and rotation, > will be decoupled from the boot loader's configs, > effectively removing any housekeeping for the > boot loader. make install will create symlinks for vmlinuz and vmlinuz.old to the latest and previous kernel, doing much of what you need. You need /boot to be on a filesystem that supports symlinks and ISTR that it only updates the symlinks if already present but doesn't create them from scratch. -- Neil Bothwick A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance from Mom. pgpJ3eM2zE3RO.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
you are just wrongly assuming that they are mutually exclusive... seriously, one could have kernels named, without versions, as: vmlinuz vmlinuz-older vmlinuz-older2 . . . vmlinuz-olderN this way, new kernel installation, and rotation, will be decoupled from the boot loader's configs, effectively removing any housekeeping for the boot loader. rgrds, cm. ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Monday, October 21, 2019 7:07 PM, Wols Lists wrote: > > You just want a nasty recovery job if the update screws up ... > > Seriously, I always just add new kernels as the new default option, > precisely so as I can go back to a working one if things go wrogn ... > > Cheers, > Wol
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
On 18/10/19 10:26, Caveman Al Toraboran wrote: > specifically, i want to install kernel + initramfs without version > numbers. this way, i will not need to update my boot loader every time > i update the kernel. > You just want a nasty recovery job if the update screws up ... Seriously, I always just add new kernels as the new default option, precisely so as I can go back to a working one if things go wrogn ... Cheers, Wol
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
On Friday, 18 October 2019 14:02:58 BST Caveman Al Toraboran wrote: > what one doesn't use grub? I don't, for one. Oh, except for grub-legacy on an old 32-bit, single-core atom box. I won't touch grub-2 for love nor money. -- Regards, Peter.
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 9:02 AM Caveman Al Toraboran wrote: > > what one doesn't use grub? > None that I'm aware of, but I use grub so I haven't gone looking. Like I said, I used to do it this way and get why, but since doing it the new grub way has made my life easier than fighting it with some side benefits, I'm doing it that way. Now, if you're using a tool that requires manually editing config files every time make install dumps a version number into the various filenames, I completely sympathize with wanting to avoid this. Oh, one thing you might consider is symlinks assuming your bootloader supports them. Then genkernel/make/whatever can create fancy filenames as much as they want, and you can just symlink /boot/vmlinuz to whatever you want to start up and so on. I have no idea what bootloaders support symlinks on what filesystems - I know they tend to be really simple tools so I wouldn't take this for granted. It would be trivial to test - just create a symlink of a kernel in your existing /boot and copy/paste your existing menu option to add a new one that references the symlink instead of the existing kernel, and see if it boots... -- Rich
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
what one doesn't use grub? rgrds, cm. ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Friday, October 18, 2019 3:36 PM, Rich Freeman wrote: > On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 6:51 AM Alexander Openkowski > opn...@googlemail.com wrote: > > > I struggle with the naming of genkernel generated kernels for quite a while > > now and have written a small wapper script for this purpose... > > Somebody else shared the same problem and wrote a fairly complex > wrapper, and it is installed on most reader's systems already. It is > called grub-mkconfig. :) > > Hey, I get it. I used to do it exactly they way you do. However, the > kernel's make install, and the default behavior of both dracut and > genkernel, all use a consistent naming convention that is compatible > with grub-mkconfig, and I found that it was way easier to join them > then to try to beat them. As a bonus it is easier to keep a library > of past kernel versions in my boot menu. > > Now, what I could use is a script/tool that will clean up those > versions using some kind of rotation strategy like: > > 1. Keep the last 5 versions of the current series. > 2. Keep the last version of each of the last two longterm series. > 3. Keep one version of every stable series between the current and > the last longterm series. > > And this would apply to everything in /boot except config files, and > to modules as well. Config files outside this range would get moved > into some archive directory of old configs. > > -- > Rich >
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 6:51 AM Alexander Openkowski wrote: > > I struggle with the naming of genkernel generated kernels for quite a while > now and have written a small wapper script for this purpose... > Somebody else shared the same problem and wrote a fairly complex wrapper, and it is installed on most reader's systems already. It is called grub-mkconfig. :) Hey, I get it. I used to do it exactly they way you do. However, the kernel's make install, and the default behavior of both dracut and genkernel, all use a consistent naming convention that is compatible with grub-mkconfig, and I found that it was way easier to join them then to try to beat them. As a bonus it is easier to keep a library of past kernel versions in my boot menu. Now, what I could use is a script/tool that will clean up those versions using some kind of rotation strategy like: 1. Keep the last 5 versions of the current series. 2. Keep the last version of each of the last two longterm series. 2. Keep one version of every stable series between the current and the last longterm series. And this would apply to everything in /boot except config files, and to modules as well. Config files outside this range would get moved into some archive directory of old configs. -- Rich
Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
I struggle with the naming of genkernel generated kernels for quite a while now and have written a small wapper script for this purpose... On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 11:27 AM Caveman Al Toraboran < toraboracave...@protonmail.com> wrote: > specifically, i want to install kernel + initramfs without version > numbers. this way, i will not need to update my boot loader every time i > update the kernel. > > rgrds, > cm. > >
[gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?
specifically, i want to install kernel + initramfs without version numbers. this way, i will not need to update my boot loader every time i update the kernel. rgrds, cm.
