From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Gabriel de Perthuis Subject: Re: bcache on ubuntu Date: Sat, 11 May 2013 07:56:41 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Sender: linux-bcache-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: linux-bcache-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-bcache@vger.kernel.org > Ok thanks, > I think I will wait for the 3.10 on the link you provided.. > > Then, running it on my machine is just like copying the file like > "linux-image-3.9.1-030901-generic_3.9.1-030901.201305080210_amd64.deb" > into my existing /boot/ folder and letting grub to boot it, isn't it? > > But what about the initrd image? It is not provided on your link... I > can take the old one I was booting? What is this image? > > As you suggested, now I will try to build bcache-tools. But shouldn't > I compile it only when I'm running the new kernel? I did say: you'll need bcache-tools installed *before* the kernel so that it gets picked up for your boot. So no. This has to do with initramfs generation. The wiki page I linked has the command for installing deb files. If you hit any more snags, it will be a good idea to wait for things to be properly integrated by Ubuntu.