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linux_os2
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 Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 8:46 pm Post subject: genkernel still maintained? |
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Is genkernel still maintained?
if so where can an issue be opened? |
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John R. Graham
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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It's still somewhat maintained, but clearly on the way to being deprecated. Notwithstanding, the place to open issues on all Gentoo-developed tools is bugs.gentoo.org.
You might also want to try describing your issue here on the Forums.
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Ionen
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It's barely on life support by gentoo's releng because they still rely on it last I know of, but their plans are to stop using it eventually (migrating does need work) and then there'll probably be no one left to care for it.
I'd really recommend to migrate away from it. |
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Cruslan
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| What are the suggested option for compiling kernels from source rather than genkernel?? |
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szatox
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 11:24 am Post subject: |
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The basics are not going anywhere: make && make install
Genkernel probably will keep working for quite some time too, maintained or not.
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sam_
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| Cruslan wrote: | | What are the suggested option for compiling kernels from source rather than genkernel?? |
Using distribution kernels (like gentoo-kernel) or building manually with just `make` indeed. Not using a halfway-house tool (genkernel). |
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NichtDerHans
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| Out of interest: Where does the Genoo kernel configuration come from? |
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sam_
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 11:54 am Post subject: |
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The gentoo-kernel configuration is based on Fedora's with some bits on top. The intention is for it to default to something full-fat that'll "just work" on most hardware. You're free to customise it.
(I'll take the opportunity to clarify that genkernel never generated any sort of configuration and just had some bundled ancient default ones that haven't been refreshed in a very long time.) |
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linux_os2
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Ionen wrote: | It's barely on life support by gentoo's releng because they still rely on it last I know of, but their plans are to stop using it eventually (migrating does need work) and then there'll probably be no one left to care for it.
I'd really recommend to migrate away from it. |
Yes already working with installkernel.
my configuration has fake-raid for root partition (no separate boot partition).
Tried dracut: had to put "rd.auto" as kernel-parameter.
tried the ugrd way: no sucses: raid is destroyed see https://github.com/desultory/ugrd/issues/225
booted with the iniramfs created the
Genkernel way: extra /dev/entries made for the riad-members
look for /dev/sddx and /dev/sdex entries
https://bpa.st/JRNQ
also the entries for /dev/sdd and /dev/sde (the ssd's itself) are missing.
Dracut way:
https://bpa.st/TRWA |
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