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sguertin

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Registered: 2013-12-23

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[SOLVED] How do I specify a custom location to install kernel updates?

I'm using systemd-boot (gummiboot), and I have my /boot partition set up a little differently than standard. I have a directory for each of my multiple linux installations. I.e. /boot/arch1/vmlinuz-linux and /boot/debian1/vmlinuz . Pacman just updated the kernel and put the new files in the standard location. i.e. /boot/vmlinuz-linux .

(For the benefit of those finding this via google, the error I encountered was

 mount: unkown filesystem type `vfat` 

when it failed to mount /boot .)

I can move the files to the right spot by hand, but is there a way to tell pacman where I want kernel updates installed?

I've done this for Debian (but not tested it) by following this. Would doing it in Arch/Pacman be similar?

Last edited by sguertin (2016-01-04 18:18:25)

Lone_Wolf

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Re: [SOLVED] How do I specify a custom location to install kernel updates?

mkinitcpio takes care of building / placing initramfs files.

Upon a kernel update, mkinitcpio uses /etc/mkinicpio.d/linux.preset to determine where to put the files.

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ooo

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Re: [SOLVED] How do I specify a custom location to install kernel updates?

Forthcoming pacman 5.0 should have support for hooks, which you could use to move /boot/vmlinuz-linux to your preferred location.

sguertin

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Re: [SOLVED] How do I specify a custom location to install kernel updates?

Thanks!

sguertin

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Re: [SOLVED] How do I specify a custom location to install kernel updates?

For future reference, you also have to run `mkinitcpio -p linux` afterward, or this will happen on the next kernel update.

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Re: [SOLVED] How do I specify a custom location to install kernel updates?

I've done this for Debian (but not tested it) by following this.

Would doing it in Arch/Pacman be similar?

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/EF … unt_Points

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