Genkernel and Reiser4, where ist the problem?

giessie · n00b Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 66

When installing genkernel you get a warning about it not working with reiser4.
I searched through the forums and the docs I could find, but there was no note on it anywhere.

So the question is: Why won't genkernel work with reiser4 and what exactly is the problem?

didymos · Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:00 am Post subject:

Some bugs:
genkernel - /usr/share/genkernel/gen_compile.sh fails
genkernel - insmod-x86-static-2.6.bz2 does not exist

and then there's all these:

https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=reiser4&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=CLOSED

which, to be fair, mostly have nothing to do with genkernel. But, I submit: "They go towards credibility, your honor". Or if you prefer another legal drama cliche: "They establish a pattern of behavior on the part of the defendant"
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giessie · n00b Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 66

Oh, I didn't know that. I had fairly small problems with reiser4 until now, but I only used it for a few weeks. Since I read, that it comes closer to being accepted into the official kernel, I figured, I would give it a try. I kind of like the ideas behind it.

I figured I would try genkernel since I wanted to mount root by UUID. It compiles the kernel fine and everything, but the initrd (blkid) doesn't recognize the UUIDs of the reiser4 partitions.

Well, I guess I will stay with reiserfs until I have some more time experimenting.

Thanks anyway.

kernelOfTruth · Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject:

there was no problem with reiser4 & genkernel - at least not for me ...

just my 2ct
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