Re: Replacing stuff on d-i initrd

[Michael Schmitz <schmitz@biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>]

Hi Stephen,

> > I need to diagnose this in more detail really. I'll have to consult Stephen on 
> > how to replace modules in the install initrd image so kernel fixes can be 
> > tested without a full d-i rebuild. 
> 
> The following dumps an initrd/initramfs into the current directory.
> 
> 	zcat $initrd | cpio -iv
> 
> The following packs the current directory up again.
> 
> 	find . -print0 | cpio -0 -H newc -ov | gzip -c > $initrd

Thanks for educating me on how simple it is to modify an initrd :-)

I'll build my development kernels with the Debian config and post test files.

	Michael