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Lexworth

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Registered: 2012-01-19

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[SOLVED]fsck hook with new mkinitcpio.conf

Last night when I upgraded mkinitcpio it provided a new mkinitcpio.conf file as a pacnew. When comparing this new file to my previous config file the only difference I found was that the new one included the fsck hook. From what I've read it says that this hook is strongly recommended but only gives a reason for it if you have a separate /usr partition, which I do not. I have separate /boot, /swap, /, and /home partitions. Should I include this hook? Does it hurt? Doesn't matter?

Last edited by Lexworth (2012-03-15 14:52:47)

Gcool

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Registered: 2011-08-16

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Re: [SOLVED]fsck hook with new mkinitcpio.conf

It definitely doesn't hurt to keep the fsck hook. See here for a little bit of background info.

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Lexworth

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Re: [SOLVED]fsck hook with new mkinitcpio.conf

Thanks Gcool, that makes it a little more clear.

karol

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Re: [SOLVED]fsck hook with new mkinitcpio.conf

You should have checked the wiki https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mkinitcpio#HOOKS too:

Adds the fsck binary and filesystem specific helpers. If added after the autodetect hook, only the helper specific to your root filesystem will be added. Usage of this hook is strongly recommended, and it is required with a separate /usr partition.

Lexworth

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Registered: 2012-01-19

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Re: [SOLVED]fsck hook with new mkinitcpio.conf

You should have checked the wiki https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mkinitcpio#HOOKS too:

Adds the fsck binary and filesystem specific helpers. If added after the autodetect hook, only the helper specific to your root filesystem will be added. Usage of this hook is strongly recommended, and it is required with a separate /usr partition.

I did check the wiki. I mentioned what I had gathered from my reading in my original post, perhaps you should have read it. I then went on to explain that this didn't give much indication for including the fsck hook without a separate /usr partition. So I came here (Newbie Corner) to ask if someone could help me with my understanding, which Gcool was so kind enough to do.

karol

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Re: [SOLVED]fsck hook with new mkinitcpio.conf

Lexworth, the link Gcool provided is in the wik ...
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mk … _partition

alphaniner

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Registered: 2010-07-12

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Re: [SOLVED]fsck hook with new mkinitcpio.conf

If you keep /usr as a separate partition, you must adhere to the following requirements[1]

That hardly screams "follow this link to have the fsck hook explained".

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