Package mkinitrd: Information
Binary package: mkinitrd
Version: 3.0.32-alt1
Architecture: noarch
Build time: May 10, 2014, 04:29 PM in the task #119472
Source package: mkinitrd
Category: System/Kernel and hardware
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License: GPL
Summary: Creates an initial ramdisk image for preloading modules
Description:
Mkinitrd creates filesystem images which are suitable for use as Linux initial ramdisk (initrd) images. Such images are often used for preloading the block device modules (such as IDE, SCSI or RAID) which are needed to access the root filesystem. Mkinitrd automatically loads IDE modules, all scsi_hostadapter entries in /etc/modules.conf, and raid modules if the system's root partition is on raid, which makes it simple to build and use kernels using modular device drivers. In other words, generic kernels can be built without drivers for any IDE/SCSI/RAID adapters which load appropriate driver as a module. Since the kernel needs to read those modules, but in this case it isn't able to address the IDE/SCSI/RAID adapter, an initial ramdisk is used. The initial ramdisk is loaded by the operating system loader (such as LILO or GRUB) and is available to the kernel as soon as the ramdisk is loaded. The ramdisk image loads the proper IDE/SCSI/RAID adapter and allows the kernel to mount the root filesystem. The mkinitrd program creates such a ramdisk using information found in the /etc/modules.conf file.
Maintainer: Led
Last changed
May 10, 2014 Led 1:3.0.32-alt1
- 3.0.32: + mkinitrd.sh: fixed modules installation
Nov. 28, 2013 Led 1:3.0.31-alt1
- 3.0.31: + scripts/functions: clean ups + scripts/functions: panic(): load modules for USB keyboard too + scripts/nbd_srp: fix searching ib device + init.sh: clean ups
Nov. 28, 2013 Led 1:3.0.30-alt1
- 3.0.30: + init.sh: fixed AddUdevRule()