Bug 73158 – let genkernel create an initramfs for 2.6 kernels as long as bootsplash isn't specified

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Hosted Projects

[Description Eric Edgar (RETIRED) 2004-12-02 12:07:34 UTC]

This patch attempts to make genkernel create and initramfs or "early userspace" instead of an initrd on 2.6 kernels

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual Results:  
an initramfs is created.

[Comment 1 Eric Edgar (RETIRED) 2004-12-02 12:09:28 UTC]

Created attachment 45163 [details, diff]
create an initramfs on 2.6 kernels

This patch needs work to add support for gensplash

Evms2 and LVM2 support seem to be working properly.

cpio files are cached in pkg/${ARCH}

[Comment 2 Eric Edgar (RETIRED) 2004-12-02 14:06:28 UTC]

Created attachment 45172 [details, diff]
create an initramfs on 2.6 kernels .. fixes udev and devfs by making a separate cpio for each

untested gensplash code .. but it should work when uncommented.

[Comment 3 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) 2005-03-10 12:07:51 UTC]

rocket: does any of this need updating?

[Comment 4 Eric Edgar (RETIRED) 2005-03-31 07:20:06 UTC]

Created attachment 54930 [details, diff]
patch that requires the kerncache patches to be applied first.

Add support for building an initramfs

Requires that the kerncache patches be applied otherwise a cosmetic bug in the
initramfs naming occurs.  This patch can be tested without the other patch
applied as long as that it kept in mind.

[Comment 5 Tim Yamin (RETIRED) 2005-06-02 13:06:55 UTC]

InCVS and headed for 3.2.0, closing bug...