On Mon, August 19, 2013 12:55, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:17:06 +0100, Stroller wrote: > >> Here's a short, very in-comprehensive list of software we are aware >> of that currently are not able to provide the full set of functionality >> when /usr is split off and not pre-mounted at boot: >> udev-pci-db/udev-usb-db and all rules depending on this (using the >> PCI/USB database in /usr/share), PulseAudio, NetworkManager, >> ModemManager, udisks, libatasmart, usb_modeswitch, gnome-color-manager, >> usbmuxd, ALSA, D-Bus, CUPS, Plymouth, LVM, hplip, multipath, Argyll, >> VMWare, the locale logic of most programs and a lot of other stuff. [1] > > How much of that is needed before the contents of /etc/fstab are > mounted? I certainly don't need to run a desktop, used a 3G modem, play > sounds or load a virtual machine before then. Yes, LVM may be needed, but > the needed parts are in /sbin anyway, so that is a red herring too.
It is a red herring. I currently use an initramfs, but that is because I decided to put "/" on LVM as well. When I had "/" as a normal partition and /usr on LVM, there were no issues with booting. Currently, with the initramfs, I get errors about / and /usr not being able to umount during shutdown. -- Joost
