Bug 407959

Summary:	[TRACKER] Documentation changes for separate /usr which needs (working) initramfs
Product:	[OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org	Reporter:	Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) <swift>
Component:	Installation Handbook	Assignee:	Docs Team <docs-team>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	alexanderyt, averagequebecer, caneko, creffett, dabbott, dschridde+gentoobugs, felix, kevinlyles, kripton, rdalek1967, s7mon, shalom938, williamh
Priority:	Normal	Keywords:	Tracker
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Bug Depends on:	408691, 408971, 410039, 415175
Bug Blocks:	411627

Description Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-03-12 18:21:12 UTC

As udev-181 (and later) will not support a separate /usr without a working initramfs, our documents need to be updated to at least present users with this information (choices of partitions and their consequences) as well as how to build a working initramfs.

This is a tracker. Only have related bugs depend on this one. Do not discuss changes in this bugreport, please use gentoo-doc@gentoo.org (or other venues) for this.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-03-12 18:21:35 UTC

"block" of course, not depend.

Comment 2 Robin Johnson archtester

2012-03-12 20:45:20 UTC

For the genkernel side.
1. install >=genkernel-3.4.25.1
2. Ensure all required code to mount / and /usr are compiled into your kernel.
3. genkernel --install --no-ramdisk-modules initramfs
3.1. Optionally add all of: --no-lvm --no-mdadm --no-dmraid --no-multipath --no-iscsi --no-disklabel --no-firmware --no-zfs --no-gpg --no-luks
3.2. Or the positive versions of those if you need some of that functionality to mount /usr (--disklabel, --lvm, --mdadm most commonly).

Comment 3 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-03-31 13:32:32 UTC

- gentoo quickinstall as well as raid+lvm quickinstall updated
- gentoo lvm2 guide updated

Comment 4 William Hubbs gentoo-dev

2012-05-03 21:13:41 UTC

Ping,

I was wondering what the status of this bug is.

Thanks,

William

Comment 5 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-05-04 16:40:29 UTC

Good question. People seem to be still thinking that the documentation is "preventing" the switch, but all relevant bugs have already been resolved. If you know of any stuff that still needs to be done, please create a bug and have it block this one. 

If not, because all "depends on" here are resolved, you're (imo) free to assume that all needed work is done.

If others agree, I don't mind marking this one as RESOLVED (until a new one is made)?

Comment 6 nm (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-09-11 22:54:04 UTC

the alpha, ia64, and sparc handbooks have been updated with the new initramfs info, and their associated bugs fixed.

anything else to be done on this tracker, or can it be closed?

Comment 7 Pacho Ramos gentoo-dev

2012-09-12 07:13:35 UTC

All depends looks fixed now :D Thanks to all!