Vishnu Santhoshvishsant.hashnode.dev·Aug 12, 2023Initramfs : An Intro to the Unsung Hero of Linux BootingThe initramfs is a pivotal, yet often overlooked, component in the Linux boot process. It provides an initial root filesystem used to bootstrap the true root filesystem mounted from storage. When Linux boots, the bootloader loads the kernel and a tem...Demystifying initramfs : An under-the-hood look at the initial root filesystem2Articles1Week
Ahmed Mansouriahmedmansouri.hashnode.dev·Jun 26, 2023Working with “initramfs” and “initrd” in LinuxIn Linux, the initrd (initial RAM disk) and initramfs (initial RAM File System) are different methods we can use to load a temporary root file system to the RAM or system memory for successful booting. Initramfs/initrd is used as the first root files...initrd
Aditya Kumarhashnode.adityakumar.xyz·Apr 29, 2023Reduce Size of InitramfsWhen I was developing a Linux distribution, I had trouble getting it boot on my machine. I thought I was building the kernel wrong and was generating initramfs wrong. So I took Debian's initrd from my machine and used it to boot. It took some time b...linux kernel
