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diff --git a/initramfs.conf.5 b/initramfs.conf.5 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..24cfff7 --- /dev/null +++ b/initramfs.conf.5 @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +.TH INITRAMFS.CONF 5 "$Date: 2005/09/13 $" "" "initramfs.conf manual" + +.SH NAME +initramfs.conf \- configuration file for mkinitramfs + +.SH DESCRIPTION +The behaviour of +.B mkinitramfs +can be modified by its configuration file. + +Each line in the file can be a configuration variable, a blank line, +or a comment. The value of an variable is assigned by an statement +of the form: \fIname\fP=[\fIvalue\fP] + +.SH GENERAL VARIABLES +.TP +\fB MODULES +Specifies the modules for the initramfs image. +The default setting is \fImost\fP. + +\fImost\fP adds all the framebuffer, acpi, file system, ide, sata, scsi and usb drivers. + +\fIdep\fP tries to guess which modules are necessary for the running box. + +\fIlist\fP includes only modules from the additional modules list. + +.TP +\fB RESUME +Optional setting of the swap partition to resume from. +The resume= passed on the command line of your boot loader +will override this setting. + +.TP +\fB BUSYBOX +If this is set to \fIy\fP then \fBbusybox\fP will be included on the +initramfs image. You MUST use the -static version. + +.SH NFS VARIABLES +.TP +\fB BOOT +Allows to use an nfs drive as the root of the drive. +The default is to boot of an \fIlocal\fP media (harddrive, USB stick). +Set to \fInfs\fP for an NFS root share. + +.TP +\fB DEVICE +Specifies the network interface, like eth0. + +.TP +\fB NFSROOT +Defaults to \fIauto\fP in order to pick up value from DHCP server. +Otherwise you need to specify \fIHOST:MOUNT\fP. + +.SH SEE ALSO + +.BR mkinitramfs (8) + +.SH AUTHOR +The initramfs-tools are written by Jeff Bailey <jbailey@raspberryginger.com>. +This manual is maintained by Maximilian Attems <maks@sternwelten.at>. +Loosely based on mkinitrd.conf by Herbert Xu. + |