- kernel. Some
systems use the
dracut package to
create an
initramfs image. In the
initramfs scheme, the
kernel executes /init as its
first process that...
-
attempts to
introduce as
little hard-coded
logic into the
initramfs as possible. The
initramfs has
essentially one purpose:
locating and
mounting the real...
-
Jonathan Corbet, (November 2002)
Initramfs arrives, LWN.net "
initramfs merge, part 1 of N". 2002-02-11. "Re:
initramfs merge, part 1 of N". 2002-02-11...
-
recovery mode.
Aboot then
transfers control to the
Linux kernel. The
initramfs is a
gzipped cpio
archive that
contains a
small root file system. It contains...
-
module loading via
sysctl option /proc/sys/kernel/modules_disabled. An
initramfs system may load
specific modules needed for a
machine at boot and then...
-
October 11, 2020,
added support to
compress the
kernel image,
initrd and
initramfs with zstd [5] Yann
Droneaud (1999-09-28). "Re:
bzImage decompression"...
-
information (mapper tool)
about location of
kernel and ram
disks (initrd or
initramfs). The
configuration file,
which includes data such as boot
partition and...
-
loading from a hard disk
drive instead. This
feature is
implemented in live-
initramfs and
allows the user to run a live
distro that does not run from ram by...
- full disk encryption); charging-sdl, an
application contained in the
initramfs to
display an
animation when the
phone is
charging while off. As of May...
-
redundant files in the root
filesystem to save
space Runs cpio to
create the
initramfs,
compressing with lzma or gzip (or no compression) As with any
Linux distribution...
