#genkernel

2024-11-30

#Gentoo

Welcome to today's cursed setups where I build my kernel with (#Gentoo's) #genkernel BUT initramfs with #dracut

some basic info about initramfs built with dracut as well as uname, 
uname shows: Linux magentalane-0-workstation 6.12.1-gentoo-magentalane-2024.11.30 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Nov 30 01:25:56 CET 2024 x86_64 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
スパックマン クリスchris_spackman@twit.social
2024-09-28

For years I've upgrade my #Gentoo kernel by running

> make oldconfig
> make && make modules && make modules_install

Later in the process, I use #GenKernel to create and put everything in /boot.

I've had no problems with this, but I've long wondered if it is technically an okay way to do it? Would it be better to use genkernel for everything? Or hand create the boot stuff?

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