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authorAlex Xu (Hello71) <alex_y_xu@yahoo.ca>2020-04-23 21:52:18 -0400
committerAlex Xu (Hello71) <alex_y_xu@yahoo.ca>2020-04-23 21:52:18 -0400
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@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ This is my initramfs generator. I use this on my desktop Gentoo system. For my
laptop Arch system, I use mkinitcpio.
Basically, it's a suckless initramfs generator: it does exactly what I need.
-You need something else? Patch it, it's only 117 lines.
+You need something else? Patch it, it's only 117 lines. Or use mkinitcpio or
+dracut, I won't feel bad.
Features:
-- uses existing system tools, no compilation necessary
+- uses existing system tools
- password LUKS unlock
- SSH remote unlock
- firmware loading (trivial, done by kernel)
@@ -20,10 +21,12 @@ Features:
Drawbacks:
-- uses existing system tools, no compilation possible
-- no modprobe support. custom kernel is required to use myinitramfs. if you
- want configurability, probably better to use mkinitcpio or dracut.
+- uses existing system tools
- pure POSIX shell + POSIX Makefile
+- no modprobe support, custom kernel is required to use myinitramfs in useful
+ cases. if you want dynamic module loading (if you want modprobe, then you
+ probably also want mdev or udev), probably better to use mkinitcpio or
+ dracut.
Usage: