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Archlinux iso with linux-5.9 kernel

I have built the linux-5.9 kernel using this guide, for the initramfs i have followed the Automated preset metod section. For the iso I followed this guide, used the releng custom profile (renamed ...
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Ubuntu LVM on LUKS UEFI

I want to install Ubuntu on LVM on LUKS in UEFI mode. An UEFI partition, another encrypted partition for /boot and again an encrypted partition for system. My question is: How can I add hooks to ...
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Repairing my initframs in dracut emergency mode Fedora26

I am trying to install Nvidia drivers on Fedora, following this tutorial. Everything went fine till 2.7 : reboot to runlevel 3. While booting I get such warnings : dracut-initqueue timeout -...
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dracut Warning: Unable to process initqueue

I'm on Mageia2 x86_64 with kernel 3.3.8-desktop-2.mga2. The kernel boot normally. My laptop is old so i need the old kernel for better compatibility and functionality. The problem is that the old ...
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LUKS encrypted disk with pop_os installed booting into initramfs

I've purchased a new SSD and created partitions for root, home, swap and boot. I've encrypted root, home and swap using LUKS following the directions at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/order-management-sw/...
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Error using parted and need for restoring via initramfs

I was using parted in a virtual machine and I issued a wrong command reducing the size of last partition of a disk. I reduced it of 170GB (from 107 to 90). After rebooting I realized the problem when ...
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minimal initramfs (with root on LVM)

Is it possible to trim the initramfs by excluding the udev hook when root is on an LVM? LVM2 installations guide(for LVM) from arch wiki sites udev and lvm2 as the the two hooks necessary. I have ...
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unable to boot due to moved root directory

I'm currently running ParrotOS in VMWare Workstations 15 Player. Running uname -r returns 5.5.0-1parrot1-amd64. I was testing some py code that managed files in a subDirectory under ~/Downloads/htb/...
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Weird directories after installing any two Linux distros

When I install any Linux distro, I'm always successful now. But that only happens if I install one distro, and I dual boot Windows and usually Linux Mint. I decided to branch out into Arch, and I saw ...
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How to get / watch for a Debian bug update for Ubuntu in initramfs-tools 0.122ubuntu8.8

On installing a recent Xubuntu with Ubuntu 16.04, I find myself unable to set keyboard layout permanently to German becase every time I do it using dpkg, the initramfs-tools bug kicks in. dpkg-...
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Initramfs creating bad/duplicate mount point in Linux

I have a CentOS7 system, and I built a 4.14.29 kernel for it, created an initrd for it - just as I have many, many other times. When I now do this (going from a 4.11 to a 4.14.29 kernel) - I am seeing ...
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Creating own Linux distribution - Kernel Panic

Im currently creating a very specialized Linux distribution, that should just perform one single, very easy task. http://www.aclevername.com/articles/linux-xilinx-tutorial/minimalist-initramfs.html ...
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initramfs fails to boot ubuntu 8.10 server

I have recently compiled my linux kernel (3.16.2-x) and tried to install it into two different ubuntu 8.10 server virtual machines appliances. Following is how the upgrade process looks like: ...
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Can't access Hard Drive

I recently sent my Acer Nitro 5 Laptop to be repaired, and they said that they had changed the motherboard and the RAM. I had a dual boot Windows + Kali Linux. Now that my laptop is back, I can boot ...
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