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maggie

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Registered: 2011-02-12

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How to stop mkinitcpio from making a fallback image [solved]

I have never needed to boot to my fallback kernel image so I am wondering how to stop mkinitcpio from making one.

Last edited by maggie (2015-05-28 14:55:55)

2ManyDogs

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Registered: 2012-01-15

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Re: How to stop mkinitcpio from making a fallback image [solved]

I have never needed my car's airbags, but that doesn't mean I want to remove them.

If you are determined, you could take a look at /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset.

(edit) You could probably have figured this out for yourself. I just looked it up in the wiki. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mk … figuration

Last edited by 2ManyDogs (2015-05-27 19:31:18)

Trilby

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Registered: 2011-11-29

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Re: How to stop mkinitcpio from making a fallback image [solved]

Just remove it from the preset file, the default is /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset

edit: too slow.

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karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

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Re: How to stop mkinitcpio from making a fallback image [solved]

Just make sure you have a bootable USB / CD on hand - juuuuuust in case.

maggie

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Registered: 2011-02-12

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Re: How to stop mkinitcpio from making a fallback image [solved]

That works, thanks.

severach

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Registered: 2015-05-23

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Re: How to stop mkinitcpio from making a fallback image [solved]

You can sell the airbags. You can't sell Fallback.

I've had to use the Fallback to change disk controllers. I've often considered the opposite, always booting from Fallback. It doesn't boot any slower.

2ManyDogs

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Re: How to stop mkinitcpio from making a fallback image [solved]

Mark it [SOLVED] please.