Re: initrd-tools and booting root on lvm with new kernel
On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 08:24:49PM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> Maximilian Attems <maks@sternwelten.at> wrote:
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> > also it would be _very_ cool to do the switch after a major upload.
> > just the switch to the newer tools and nothing else.
> > ubuntu has been bitten by this transition.
> > the user won't recognise that the oops is not the kernel fault.
> > the best plan would be to do it after an 2.6.13-1 upload:
> > an 2.6.13-2 with only this change.
>
> If I understand you correctly then that only helps users frewuently
> bringing their system up-to-date, and not someone doing a dist-upgrade
> a year from now...
the linux-images get _lots_ of bug reports if something fails,
and history tells that user confuse easily initrd-tools and kernel bugs.
they won't notice that their oops is not a kernel trouble,
but eventual broken early userland.
it's about ironing out the changes and having an easy short term fall back.
--
maks
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