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Extracting multi-layered initramfs

Byetzion 05/12/201919/01/2022

Modern Kernel specification (can be seen here) defined the initial ramdisk (initrd or initramfs, depends on who you ask) to allow stacking of compressed or uncompressed CPIO archives. It means, in fact, that you can extend your current initramfs by appending a cpio.gz (or cpio) file at the end, containing the additions or changes to…

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DSL (Damn Small Linux) Diskless boot

Byetzion 31/08/2007

I have come across a requirement to boot a thin client on a very cheap hardware into Linux. Due to the tight hardware requirements, and the tight budget, I have decided to focus on diskless systems, which can be easily modified and purchased to our needs. Not only that, but due to the hardware configuration…

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