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   1 MKINITRD(8)
   2 ===========
   3 :doctype: manpage
   4 :man source:   dracut
   5 :man manual:   dracut
   6
   7 NAME
   8 ----
   9 mkinitrd-suse - is a compat wrapper, which calls dracut to generate an initramfs
  10
  11 SYNOPSIS
  12 --------
  13 *mkinitrd* ['OPTION...']
  14
  15 DESCRIPTION
  16 -----------
  17 *mkinitrd* creates an initramfs image <initrd-image> for the kernel with
  18 version <kernel-version> by calling *dracut*.
  19
  20 [IMPORTANT]
  21 This version of mkinitrd is provided for compability with older
  22 versions of mkinitrd. If a more fine grained control over the
  23 resulting image is needed, *dracut* should be called directly.
  24
  25 OPTIONS
  26 -------
  27 **-R, --version**::
  28     print info about the version
  29
  30 **-k** _<kernel_list>_::
  31     List of kernel images for which initrd files are created (relative
  32     to _boot_dir_), defaults to _vmlinux_ on ppc/ppc64, _image_ on s390/s390x
  33     and _vmlinuz_ for everything else.
  34
  35 **-i** _<initrd_list>_::
  36     List of file names (relative to _boot_dir_) for the initrd; positions
  37     have to match the _kernel_list_. Defaults to _initrd_.
  38
  39 **-m** _<module_list>_::
  40     Modules to include in initrd, defaults to _INITRD_MODULES_ variable
  41     in */etc/sysconfig/kernel*.
  42
  43 **-f** _<feature_list>_::
  44     Features to be enabled for the initrd. In general mkinitrd
  45     configures the initrd for the root device it is started from. With
  46     this option additional feature can be enabled.
  47
  48 **-b** _<bootdir>_::
  49     Boot directory, defaults to */boot*, where the initrd is created.
  50
  51 **-d** _<root_device>_::
  52     Root device, defaults to the device from which the root_dir is
  53     mounted; overwrites the rootdev enviroment variable if set
  54
  55 **-s** _<size>_::
  56     Add splash animation and bootscreen to initrd.
  57
  58 **-D** _<interface>::
  59     Run dhcp on the specified interface (for example "eth0").
  60
  61 **-I** _<interface>::
  62     Configure the specified interface statically.
  63
  64 **-a** _<acpi_dsdt>::
  65     Attach compiled ACPI DSDT (Differentiated System Description Table)
  66     to initrd. This replaces the DSDT of the BIOS. Defaults to the
  67     _ACPI_DSDT_ variable in */etc/sysconfig/kernel*.
  68
  69 **-M** _<map>::
  70     System.map file to use.
  71
  72 **-B**::
  73     Don’t run the *update-bootloader(8)* script after the initrd(s) have
  74     been created. This is useful if you call mkinitrd(8) for anything
  75     else than the running system.
  76
  77 **-A**::
  78     Create a so called "monster initrd" which includes all available
  79     features and modules. This calls dracut with --no-hostonly and
  80     --no-hostonly-cmdline parameters internally, instead of the default
  81     --hostonly and --hostonly-cmdline.
  82
  83 **-v, --verbose**::
  84     increase verbosity level
  85
  86 **-L**::
  87     Disable logging to _/var/log/YaST2/mkinitrd.log_. This is useful for
  88     testing if you don’t want to clutter the system log.
  89
  90 **--help**::
  91     print a help message and exit.
  92
  93 AVAILABILITY
  94 ------------
  95 The mkinitrd command is part of the dracut package and is available from
  96 link:$$https://dracut.wiki.kernel.org$$[https://dracut.wiki.kernel.org]
  97
  98 AUTHORS
  99 -------
 100 Harald Hoyer, Hannes Reinecke
 101
 102 SEE ALSO
 103 --------
 104 *dracut*(8)
 105 *update-bootloader*(8)