Re: /boot size and kernel updates
Peter von Kaehne wrote:
> It now appears that the automatic installer does not get size of /boot
> right - even with only one new kernel update wanting to install itself
> it often fails with lack of space.
I have had this problem, too, so thank you for bringing it up on the
list.
> One solution I found is to change the initramfs compression algorithm,
> which gives me space for two full kernels and initramfses.
Can you (or someone) point me at the documentation that says how to
change the compression algorithm?
> Are there other solutions other than reinstall with a larger boot
> partition?
I've had the problem with /boot being too small on 2 systems. I tried
reinstalling one of them so that I could get a larger /boot. And the
installer did make /boot larger, but not as much as I wanted. IIRC, it
went from 250M to 500M, whereas I wanted to give it at least 1 GB. I
tried adjusting the sizes with the installer's partition manager, but I
got stuck. Unfortunately, I don't have adequate notes about how I got
stuck. I'm suspecting it had something to do with the fact that I had
asked for a LUKS-encrypted disk.
best wishes,
mike
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