mkinitrd-suse - is a compat wrapper, which calls dracut to generate an initramfs
mkinitrd creates an initramfs image <initrd-image> for the kernel with version <kernel-version> by calling dracut.
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Important
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This version of mkinitrd is provided for compatibility with older versions of mkinitrd. If a more fine grained control over the resulting image is needed, dracut should be called directly. |
- -R, --version
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print info about the version
- -k <kernel_list>
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List of kernel images for which initrd files are created (relative to boot_dir), Image name should begin with the following string, defaults to vmlinux on ppc/ppc64, image on s390/s390x and vmlinuz for everything else.
- -i <initrd_list>
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List of file names (relative to boot_dir) for the initrd; positions have to match the kernel_list. Defaults to initrd.
- -m <module_list>
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Modules to include in initrd, defaults to INITRD_MODULES variable in /etc/sysconfig/kernel.
- -f <feature_list>
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Features to be enabled for the initrd. In general mkinitrd configures the initrd for the root device it is started from. With this option additional feature can be enabled.
- -b <bootdir>
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Boot directory, defaults to /boot, where the initrd is created.
- -d <root_device>
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Root device, defaults to the device from which the root_dir is mounted; overwrites the rootdev environment variable if set
- -s <size>
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Add splash animation and bootscreen to initrd.
- -D _<interface>
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Run dhcp on the specified interface (for example "eth0").
- -I _<interface>
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Configure the specified interface statically.
- -a _<acpi_dsdt>
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Attach compiled ACPI DSDT (Differentiated System Description Table) to initrd. This replaces the DSDT of the BIOS. Defaults to the ACPI_DSDT variable in /etc/sysconfig/kernel.
- -M _<map>
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System.map file to use.
- -B
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Don’t run the update-bootloader(8) script after the initrd(s) have been created. This is useful if you call mkinitrd(8) for anything else than the running system.
- -A
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Create a so called "monster initrd" which includes all available features and modules. This calls dracut with --no-hostonly and --no-hostonly-cmdline parameters internally, instead of the default --hostonly and --hostonly-cmdline.
- -v, --verbose
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increase verbosity level
- -L
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Disable logging to /var/log/YaST2/mkinitrd.log. This is useful for testing if you don’t want to clutter the system log.
- --help
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print a help message and exit.
The mkinitrd command is part of the dracut package and is available from https://dracut.wiki.kernel.org