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| author | Alex Xu (Hello71) <alex_y_xu@yahoo.ca> | 2020-04-23 21:52:18 -0400 |
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| committer | Alex Xu (Hello71) <alex_y_xu@yahoo.ca> | 2020-04-23 21:52:18 -0400 |
| commit | 81e371b654765e2929f46d6a563e78012d6c6138 (patch) | |
| tree | 5f863e25f2d53d8bdadc00f3d031a7682422be33 /README | |
| parent | 6d7f30baa5c8c4d5ca9b5ec8f07f0ae0c510b710 (diff) | |
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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: |