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!!NAME
make-autoinst-initrd - create initial ramdisk for system autoinstaller

!!SYNOPSIS
make-autoinst-initrd [[--arch ''arch''] ''kernel_package''

!!DESCRIPTION
__make-autoinst-initrd__ creates an initalization ramdisk for use by the operating system autoinstaller.  It takes a single, mandatory argument: the [Kernel] package containing the kernel to be used for the initrd and floppy boot environment.  If an autoinstall disk for another architecture is needed, then the ''--arch'' argument can be given to specify the architecture.

The initialization ramdisk consists of a compressed ext2 filesystem, and is left in the current directory as ''initrd.gz'' . This file is typically placed (by make-autoinst-disk(1)) on a floppy disk or other medium accessible by the bootloader used by the autoinstaller.

!!ENVIRONMENT

;TMPDIR : Temporary directory under which a directory is created to be used for construction of the [Ext2] FileSystem.  If omitted, ''/tmp'' is used.

!!AUTHOR
Jeff Licquia et al. for Progeny [Linux] Systems.

!!SEE ALSO
make-autoinst-disk(1), update-autoinst-disk(1)

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Last edited on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 9:57:02 pm by StuartYeates

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