Quick dracut/grub2 question
 

Recently, I learned that you can now boot Fedora through grub2 without
an inetrd line. In fact, it will boot quicker. If you do, however,
grub2-probe, called from grub2-mkconfig will fail with the message
"cannot stat /dev/root" and any new kernel you've installed won't get
added to /boot/grub2/grub.cfg. As it happens, the kernel I'm using
right now has no such line and no initramfs in /boot, although two more
recent kernels did get an initramfs built.


I know that all I need to do is use dracut to create the proper
initramfs, then edit grub.cfg, adding the initrd line to the appropriate
place, but I'm having a bit of trouble locating the proper command line
for dracut. I find this frustrating, because I've seen it before, and
now that I need it, I can't locate it. I'd appreciate if it somebody
who knows would post the command line, so that I can correct this for
the kernel I'm using, reboot and then update grub.cfg properly.

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Quick dracut/grub2 question
 

On 12/24/2011 09:58 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
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> I know that all I need to do is use dracut to create the proper
> initramfs, then edit grub.cfg, adding the initrd line to the appropriate
> place, but I'm having a bit of trouble locating the proper command line
> for dracut.
-=-

give this a try;

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Dracut


hth.


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Quick dracut/grub2 question
 

On 12/24/2011 03:37 PM, g wrote:

give this a try;

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Dracut


The command lines I'd seen before were something more complex, using
uname -r to put the right version into place, but a little copy/paste
works too. I don't know why it is, but I can never find things like
that when I need them, even if I can when I don't.

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Quick dracut/grub2 question
 

On 12/25/2011 12:12 AM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 12/24/2011 03:37 PM, g wrote:
>> give this a try;
>>
>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Dracut
>
> The command lines I'd seen before were something more complex, using
> uname -r to put the right version into place, but a little copy/paste
> works too. I don't know why it is, but I can never find things like
> that when I need them, even if I can when I don't.
-=-

i am same way. so i use 'tag' in firefox bookmarks.

then, when i want to find what i recall reading about, i use bookmarks
'search' to save 'strain on the brain'. this way, i only have to recall
what tag i used. ;-)


did you note at begining;

New Kernel Command Line Parameters
read the dracut.kernel.7 man page.

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/dracut.html#dracut.kernel

specifically;

A. Man Pages

dracut
dracut — create initial ramdisk images for preloading modules

dracut.conf
dracut.conf — configuration file(s) for dracut

dracut.cmdline
dracut.cmdline — dracut kernel command line options

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/dracut.html#dracutkernel7

if i am following what you are wanting, the last link is what you want.


tho all in between and after are a very good read. long, but informative.

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Quick dracut/grub2 question
 

On 12/24/2011 05:38 PM, g wrote:

if i am following what you are wanting, the last link is what you want.


As it turns out, the simplest example worked well enough for me to boot
into a current kernel with an initrd line, run grub2-mkconfig and get
the newest two kernels added properly. (They had everything needed,
they just needed to be added to grub.cfg.) There's still a few odd
things going on, but I'm at least one step closer to having my desktop
properly working again.

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Quick dracut/grub2 question
 

On 12/25/2011 01:51 AM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 12/24/2011 05:38 PM, g wrote:
>> if i am following what you are wanting, the last link is what you want.
>
> As it turns out, the simplest example worked well enough for me to boot
> into a current kernel with an initrd line, run grub2-mkconfig and get
> the newest two kernels added properly. (They had everything needed,
> they just needed to be added to grub.cfg.) There's still a few odd
> things going on, but I'm at least one step closer to having my desktop
> properly working again.
-=-

great. now when i get moved on up to f16, i know who to 'ping' if i
have dracut problems. 8-D

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Quick dracut/grub2 question
 

joe zeff,

i just now pick up 2 more 'grub2' links you might be interested in.

they where just now posted to thread;

Grub2 upgrade issue

by;

Michael D. Setzer

replied by;

T.C. Hollingsworth

You'll need to rewrite them for GRUB2. Arch Linux has an good
overview of writing custom GRUB2 entries:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB2#Configuration

And, the complete syntax for GRUB2 menu entries is listed in their
manual:
http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html


do not know it they will help you anymore, but they look interesting. ;)

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Quick dracut/grub2 question
 

On 12/24/2011 06:59 PM, g wrote:

do not know it they will help you anymore, but they look interesting. ;)


Thank you. I'm hoping not to need them, but I'll hang onto this JIC.
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Quick dracut/grub2 question
 

On 12/25/2011 03:14 AM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 12/24/2011 06:59 PM, g wrote:
>> do not know it they will help you anymore, but they look interesting. ;)
>
> Thank you. I'm hoping not to need them, but I'll hang onto this JIC.
-=-

welcome.

i have a bunch of 'jic', most, that i stated back in 80's, 9m23 bites
worth, that i need to run check for no longer existing. in fact, i just
now sent it checking. will be interesting to see just how many are dead.

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