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| 5 | <guide> |
5 | <guide> |
| 6 | <title>Gentoo Linux Genkernel Guide</title> |
6 | <title>Gentoo Linux Genkernel Guide</title> |
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| 33 | <license/> |
33 | <license/> |
| 34 | |
34 | |
| 35 | <version>5</version> |
35 | <version>6</version> |
| 36 | <date>2011-01-19</date> |
36 | <date>2011-01-20</date> |
| 37 | |
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| 38 | <chapter> |
38 | <chapter> |
| 39 | <title>Introduction</title> |
39 | <title>Introduction</title> |
| 40 | <section> |
40 | <section> |
| 41 | <title>Rationale</title> |
41 | <title>Rationale</title> |
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| 137 | </p> |
137 | </p> |
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| 139 | <p> |
139 | <p> |
| 140 | The rest of this chapter examines the functionality of various flags, |
140 | The rest of this chapter examines the functionality of various flags, |
| 141 | configuration variables, and actions available for genkernel. For a more |
141 | configuration variables, and actions available for genkernel. For a more |
| 142 | completel list, please refer to <c>man genkernel</c> and the comments in |
142 | complete list, please refer to <c>man genkernel</c> and the comments in |
| 143 | <path>/etc/genkernel.conf</path>. Some of the flags have variants which |
143 | <path>/etc/genkernel.conf</path>. Some of the flags have variants which |
| 144 | perform a converse operation. The converse variants carry the <b><c>no-</c></b> |
144 | perform a converse operation. The converse variants carry the <b><c>no-</c></b> |
| 145 | prefix, and their effects are enclosed within the square brackets, []. |
145 | prefix, and their effects are enclosed within the square brackets, []. |
| 146 | </p> |
146 | </p> |
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| 406 | </li> |
406 | </li> |
| 407 | <li> |
407 | <li> |
| 408 | <b>--do-keymap-auto</b>: Force keymap selection during the boot sequence. |
408 | <b>--do-keymap-auto</b>: Force keymap selection during the boot sequence. |
| 409 | </li> |
409 | </li> |
| 410 | <li> |
410 | <li> |
| 411 | <b>--lvm2</b>: Includes support for storage using via <uri |
411 | <b>--lvm</b>: Includes support for storage using via <uri |
| 412 | link="http://sources.redhat.com/lvm2/">Logical Volume Management</uri> |
412 | link="http://sources.redhat.com/lvm2/">Logical Volume Management</uri> |
| 413 | (LVM2) from <e>static</e> binaries, if available to the system. Relevant |
413 | (LVM2) from <e>static</e> binaries, if available to the system. Relevant |
| 414 | (static) LVM2 binaries are compiled if they are unavailable. Be sure to |
414 | (static) LVM2 binaries are compiled if they are unavailable. Be sure to |
| 415 | install the lvm2 package on your system with <c>emerge lvm2</c> before |
415 | install the lvm2 package on your system with <c>emerge lvm2</c> before |
| 416 | enabling this flag, and review the <uri link="/doc/en/lvm2.xml">Gentoo LVM2 |
416 | enabling this flag, and review the <uri link="/doc/en/lvm2.xml">Gentoo LVM2 |
| 417 | Installation</uri> guide. |
417 | Installation</uri> guide. |
| 418 | </li> |
418 | </li> |
| 419 | <li> |
419 | <li> |
| 420 | <b>--evms2</b>: Includes support for storage using the <uri |
420 | <b>--evms</b>: Includes support for storage using the <uri |
| 421 | link="http://evms.sourceforge.net/">Enterprise Volume Management |
421 | link="http://evms.sourceforge.net/">Enterprise Volume Management |
| 422 | System</uri> (EVMS2), if available. Be sure to install the evms package on |
422 | System</uri> (EVMS2), if available. Be sure to install the evms package on |
| 423 | your system with <c>USE=static emerge evms2</c> before using this |
423 | your system with <c>emerge evms</c> before using this (genkernel) |
| 424 | (genkernel) flag. <e>(Omitting the </e><c>USE=static</c><e> flag during |
424 | flag. |
| 425 | package installation will fail to include the necessary static |
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| 426 | binaries.)</e> |
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| 427 | </li> |
425 | </li> |
| 428 | <li> |
426 | <li> |
| 429 | <b>--dmraid</b>: Includes support for <uri |
427 | <b>--dmraid</b>: Includes support for <uri |
| 430 | link="http://people.redhat.com/~heinzm/sw/dmraid/readme">DMRAID</uri>; the |
428 | link="http://people.redhat.com/~heinzm/sw/dmraid/readme">DMRAID</uri>; the |
| 431 | utility which creates RAID mappings using the kernel device-mapper |
429 | utility which creates RAID mappings using the kernel device-mapper |