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m_p_w
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Do you mean initrd in /usr/share/man/man4/ ?
Additionally, do you rewrite grub.cfg with the command update-grub? |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2018 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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m_p_w,
The terms initrd and initramfs are used interchangeably. They both serve the same function but have different internal structures.
Genkernel will have made you a new initramfs file and put it into /boot beside the kernel.
Its kernel specific because it contains kernel modules. You must use the initramfs that matches your kernel.
Looking at your previous /boot
| Code: | -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 116232 Aug 15 17:21 config-4.14.61-gentoo
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Aug 15 21:15 grub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1562260 Aug 15 18:04 initramfs-genkernel-x86_64-4.14.61-gentoo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4293886 Aug 15 17:21 System.map-4.14.61-gentoo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9404688 Aug 15 17:21 vmlinuz-4.14.61-gentoo |
config-4.14.61-gentoo is the .config the kernel was built with.
grub is the directory where grub lives.
initramfs-genkernel-x86_64-4.14.61-gentoo is the file I have been calling the initrd.
Notice its slightly newer than the kernel. Thats because the kernel has to be made first, so the modules can be included here.
System.map-4.14.61-gentoo is a list of kernel symbols and addresses. Its used for debugging.
vmlinuz-4.14.61-gentoo is the kernel itself.
Your times and dates on those files will have changed if all is well.
To rewrite grub.cfg, you use the command | Code: | | grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg |
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those that do backups
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m_p_w
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| Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 12:47 am Post subject: |
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Ok everything works now. Thank you very much.
I will just write the steps which I took, so it would be easier for someone with similar problem to follow.
Specifications of my system
-Fresh Install
-wifi driver which works 10/10 out of the box on debian (in my case:- Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565)
step 1)
check if this is the case for you too
Displays your wifi card
Does not display you wifi card
Displays bunch of errors such as
https://pastebin.com/GM6yVW2U
| Code: | [ 5.887155] crc_itu_t: version magic '4.14.61-gentoo SMP mod_unload modversions ' should be '4.14.61-gentoo SMP mod_unload '
[ 5.910228] dax: version magic '4.14.61-gentoo SMP mod_unload modversions ' should be '4.14.61-gentoo SMP mod_unload '
[ 5.910305] dax: version magic '4.14.61-gentoo SMP mod_unload modversions ' should be '4.14.61-gentoo SMP mod_unload '
[ 5.914183] dm_bio_prison: version magic '4.14.61-gentoo SMP mod_unload modversions ' should be '4.14.61-gentoo SMP mod_unload ' |
The pastebin will be gone soon. Included a smal sample from it above. -- NeddySeagoon
Optional:- no bzImage in /usr/src/linux/arch/x86/boot/
step 2)
step 3)
| Code: | | genkernel --menuconfig all |
step 4)
configure kernel to make wifi work
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Wifi
step 5)
when building kernel is done
| Code: | | grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg |
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