[Mageia-dev] ANNOUNCE: The /usr move cometh! <---- Instructions

Sun Jul 22 13:03:33 CEST 2012

'Twas brillig, and Nicolas Lécureuil at 22/07/12 11:58 did gyre and gimble:
+> Le dimanche 22 juillet 2012 12:56:42 Claire Revillet a écrit :
+>> Le 22/07/2012 02:12, Colin Guthrie a écrit :
+>>> OK, so the packages have now all been uploaded.
+>>>
+>>> You should see several packages now that you cannot install on Cauldron.
+>>> This is intended behaviour.
+>>>
+>>> Here is how to update your cauldron systems:
+>>>   1. Run "urpmi --auto-update" install everything that can be installed.
+>>>   2. Ensure that latest dracut is installed. Run "urpmi dracut" to make
+>>>
+>>> sure (it may have been excluded in the --auto-update if it was in a
+>>> transaction with other packages that could not be installed).
+>>>
+>>>   3. Ensure that you do not have zapata or dpkg installed (rpm -e zapata;
+>>>
+>>> rpm -e dpkg)
+>>>
+>>>   4. Generate a new initrd and include the conversion script: dracut -f
+>>>
+>>> -a convertfs
+>>>
+>>>   5. If you have /usr on a separate partition
+>>>   
+>>>       - Ensure there is enough free space to hold /bin, /sbin, /lib and
+>>>
+>>> /lib64 content.
+>>>
+>>>       - If your /usr is mounted readonly, change your /etc/fstab to mount
+>>>
+>>> it rw.
+>>>
+>>>   6. Reboot.
+>>>   7. At the bootloader prompt, edit the command line and append: "rw
+>>>
+>>> rd.convertfs" (without the quotes) to your command line and then boot.
+>>>
+>>> That should be all that is needed :)
+>>>
+>>> If you are extra paranoid, or want to see what is going on, then you can
+>>> remove the "splash" and "quiet" options from the kernel too.
+>>>
+>>> If you want to see things in more depth, you can also add
+>>> rd.break=pre-pivot to the kernel. You will be dumped into a shell with
+>>> your / mounted as /sysroot. This shell is *before* conversion. If you
+>>> type "exit" the conversion will be done, and you'll be dumped to another
+>>> shell afterwards. Typing exit once more here will boot the system as
+>>> normal.
+>>>
+>>>
+>>>
+>>> All the best and good luck!!!
+>>>
+>>> Col
+>>
+>> Hi
+>> What append if we decide not to make the step on our machine ?
+>> Will it still be possible to update ? to package ?
+> 
+> filesystem rpm won't install anymore so you won't be able to update your 
+> cauldron anymore
+
+
+Yes exactly.
+
+This is a necessary step to continue using Cauldron really. It's also
+something that will need to be done in the mga2 -> mga3 upgrade although
+I will ensure that a nice packaged solution exits for users doing this
+change so as to be a bit more user friendly.
+
+Col
+
+
+-- 
+
+Colin Guthrie
+colin(at)mageia.org
+http://colin.guthr.ie/
+
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