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Using genkernel-3.4.40.1 and initramfs it is not possible to boot funtoo with root on software raid because mdadm is not found

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      genkernel-3.4.40.1 (and older versions) generates an initramfs where the command mdadm is under /sbin/sbin/mdadm. It is not possible to boot the system with root on a raid system because mdadm will not be found.

      The following patch will fix the problem:

      --- gen_initramfs.sh.ORG        2013-03-20 23:04:03.179945673 +0100
+++ gen_initramfs.sh    2013-04-14 18:06:08.863337445 +0200
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
                 && [ -e '/sbin/mdmon' ] && LC_ALL="C" ldd /sbin/mdmon | grep -q 'not a dynamic executable'
                 then
                         print_info 1 '          MDADM: Adding support (using local static binaries /sbin/mdadm and /sbin/mdmon)...'
-                        copy_binaries "${TEMP}/initramfs-mdadm-temp/sbin" /sbin/{mdadm,mdmon} || gen_die 'Could not copy over mdadm!'
+                        copy_binaries "${TEMP}/initramfs-mdadm-temp" /sbin/{mdadm,mdmon} || gen_die 'Could not copy over mdadm!'
                 else
                         gen_die "Could not find /sbin/mdadm or /sbin/mdmon for initramfs"
                 fi

      Do you need any further information? I have added the patch as a file.

      Matthias

        1. patch_for_gen_initramfs.sh
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            matboe Matthias Boerner
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