Initramfs : An Intro to the Unsung Hero of Linux Booting
Aug 12, 2023 · 2 min read · The 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...
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Jun 26, 2023 · 6 min read · In 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...
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Reduce Size of Initramfs
Apr 29, 2023 · 1 min read · When 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...
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