"Simple" kernel compilation question

[Akintayo Holder <akintayo@acm.org>]

Hi,
	Could some one tell me what is initrd-2.X.X.gz, and how do i go about 
creating a new one. I just compiled my kernel and i can't seem to find 
any docs that explain this file, and how you create it.

thanks

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