Comments on: How to View, Modify and Recreate initrd.img http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/07/how-to-view-modify-and-recreate-initrd-img/ Guides, HowTos and Tips for Technology Geeks Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:52:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/07/how-to-view-modify-and-recreate-initrd-img/comment-page-1/#comment-142078 David Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:54:24 +0000 http://www.thegeekstuff.com/?p=635#comment-142078 Hi fellas, just wanted to say I appreciate this post. I was able to prevent the loading of modules I didn't want by changing the file under /conf in the archive. I found it easier to copy the thing to my home directory and then do all the stuff. About to see if I can use XZ to compress the image and make it take up less space ( I know it's pointless but I don't care :-) ). Thank you for the post. I now have more useful tools :) -Dave Hi fellas, just wanted to say I appreciate this post. I was able to prevent the loading of modules I didn’t want by changing the file under /conf in the archive. I found it easier to copy the thing to my home directory and then do all the stuff. About to see if I can use XZ to compress the image and make it take up less space ( I know it’s pointless but I don’t care :-) ). Thank you for the post. I now have more useful tools :)
-Dave

]]> By: CharlesS http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/07/how-to-view-modify-and-recreate-initrd-img/comment-page-1/#comment-80233 CharlesS Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:50:55 +0000 http://www.thegeekstuff.com/?p=635#comment-80233 Thanks for the article. I tend to have a use for this about once or twice a year. The extraction can be merged into a single command, simplifying this a bit: mkdir /tmp/initrd; cd /tmp/initrd gunzip -c ../newinitrd.img Thanks for the article. I tend to have a use for this about once or twice a year.

The extraction can be merged into a single command, simplifying this a bit:

mkdir /tmp/initrd; cd /tmp/initrd
gunzip -c ../newinitrd.img

]]> By: Coogrrr http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/07/how-to-view-modify-and-recreate-initrd-img/comment-page-1/#comment-65541 Coogrrr Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:02:16 +0000 http://www.thegeekstuff.com/?p=635#comment-65541 Thank you soo much!!! This was the ticket I could modify the grub and logon screens but the boot splash that was the hard one. Not any more! I have my own theme from end to end now! YOU ROCK!!!!! Coog Thank you soo much!!!

This was the ticket I could modify the grub and logon screens but the boot splash that was the hard one. Not any more! I have my own theme from end to end now!

YOU ROCK!!!!!

Coog

]]> By: Linux cpio Examples: How to Create and Extract cpio Archives (and tar archives) http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/07/how-to-view-modify-and-recreate-initrd-img/comment-page-1/#comment-60887 Linux cpio Examples: How to Create and Extract cpio Archives (and tar archives) Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:58:13 +0000 http://www.thegeekstuff.com/?p=635#comment-60887 [...] How to View, Modify and Recreate initrd.img – As we discussed a while back, we can also use cpio command to manipulate initrd.img file. [...] [...] How to View, Modify and Recreate initrd.img – As we discussed a while back, we can also use cpio command to manipulate initrd.img file. [...]

]]> By: greyzlii http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/07/how-to-view-modify-and-recreate-initrd-img/comment-page-1/#comment-58796 greyzlii Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:14:20 +0000 http://www.thegeekstuff.com/?p=635#comment-58796 Thank you so much for this article ! Thank you so much for this article !

]]> By: Balakrishnan Mariyappan http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/07/how-to-view-modify-and-recreate-initrd-img/comment-page-1/#comment-49335 Balakrishnan Mariyappan Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:14:56 +0000 http://www.thegeekstuff.com/?p=635#comment-49335 very good article.. thanks. very good article..
thanks.

]]> By: links for 2009-11-16 « Donghai Ma http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/07/how-to-view-modify-and-recreate-initrd-img/comment-page-1/#comment-22628 links for 2009-11-16 « Donghai Ma Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:06:35 +0000 http://www.thegeekstuff.com/?p=635#comment-22628 [...] How to View, Modify and Recreate initrd.img (tags: linux initrd boot sysadmin ubuntu embedded redhat tutorial) [...] [...] How to View, Modify and Recreate initrd.img (tags: linux initrd boot sysadmin ubuntu embedded redhat tutorial) [...]

]]> By: lenny http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/07/how-to-view-modify-and-recreate-initrd-img/comment-page-1/#comment-16989 lenny Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:14:23 +0000 http://www.thegeekstuff.com/?p=635#comment-16989 hello! I want to know if I recreate new image file after modify something.using: dd if=tmp2 of=newinitrd.img I want to know It's right or wrong?why? hello!
I want to know if I recreate new image file after modify something.using:
dd if=tmp2 of=newinitrd.img
I want to know It’s right or wrong?why?

]]> By: Ramesh Natarajan http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/07/how-to-view-modify-and-recreate-initrd-img/comment-page-1/#comment-12718 Ramesh Natarajan Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:13:25 +0000 http://www.thegeekstuff.com/?p=635#comment-12718 <strong>@Lakshmanan, @beparas,</strong> Thanks for your comments. I'm very glad that you found this helpful. <strong>@runlevel0,</strong> Building kernel using <strong>make-kpkg</strong> by installing 'kernel-package' and 'fakeroot' packages definitely has it's own advantages. Thanks for bringing make-kpkg utility to our attention. @Lakshmanan, @beparas, Thanks for your comments. I’m very glad that you found this helpful.

@runlevel0, Building kernel using make-kpkg by installing ‘kernel-package’ and ‘fakeroot’ packages definitely has it’s own advantages. Thanks for bringing make-kpkg utility to our attention.

]]> By: beparas http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/07/how-to-view-modify-and-recreate-initrd-img/comment-page-1/#comment-12573 beparas Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:15:04 +0000 http://www.thegeekstuff.com/?p=635#comment-12573 This is very useful. This is very useful.

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