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| + | ====== geninitrd ====== | ||
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| Initial ramdisk used mostly only to mount root filesystem. | Initial ramdisk used mostly only to mount root filesystem. | ||
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| Check available kernels (Example: section): | Check available kernels (Example: section): | ||
| <code> | <code> | ||
| - | /boot]# geninitrd | + | # geninitrd |
| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | Regenarete (adding -v to see details) as suggested in above examples: | + | Regenerate (adding -v to see details) as suggested in above examples: |
| <code> | <code> | ||
| /sbin/geninitrd -f --initrdfs=initramfs /boot/initrd-KERVER.gz KERVER | /sbin/geninitrd -f --initrdfs=initramfs /boot/initrd-KERVER.gz KERVER | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
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| ===== Debbugging ===== | ===== Debbugging ===== | ||
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| HINT: CTRL+PgUp/PgDown scrolls initrd logs. | HINT: CTRL+PgUp/PgDown scrolls initrd logs. | ||
| + | ===== Checking generated initrd image ===== | ||
| + | Uncompressing initrd, copy first, ungzip, uncpio: | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | cp /boot/initrd.*.gz /root/geninitrd | ||
| + | gunzip initrd-4.1.15-1.gz | ||
| + | cpio -idmv < initrd-4.1.15-1 | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | or have [[package>lesspipe]], [[package>file]] installed and use [[package>less]]: | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | # less /boot/initrd-2.6.38.8-1.gz | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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