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INITRAMFS.CONF(5)	     initramfs.conf manual	     INITRAMFS.CONF(5)

NAME
       initramfs.conf - configuration file for mkinitramfs

DESCRIPTION
       The behaviour of 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: name=[value]

       Configuration options can be broken out into configuration snippets and
       placed in individual files in  the  /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d	direc‐
       tory.   Files in this directory are always read after the main configu‐
       ration file, so you can override the settings in the main  config  file
       without editing it directly.

GENERAL VARIABLES
	MODULES
	      Specifies the modules for the initramfs image.

	      Modules	  listed     in	   /etc/initramfs-tools/modules	   and
	      /usr/share/initramfs-tools/modules.d/* are  always  included  in
	      the initramfs, and are loaded early in the boot process.

	      list  doesn't  load  any	additional modules at boot time, other
	      than those listed in the above files.

	      most adds most file system, all ata, sata, scsi and usb drivers.

	      dep tries to guess which modules are necessary for  the  running
	      box and only adds those modules.

	      netboot  adds  the  base	and  network  modules, but skips block
	      devices.

	      The default setting is most.

	BUSYBOX
	      Include busybox utilities for the boot scripts.  If set  to  'n'
	      mkinitramfs  will	 build	an  initramfs without busybox.	Beware
	      that many boot scripts need busybox utilities.

	KEYMAP
	      If set to 'y', the console keymap	 will  be  loaded  during  the
	      initramfs	 stage.	  The  keymap  will  anyway  be	 loaded by the
	      initscripts later, and the packages that might need  input  will
	      normally	set  this variable automatically, so there should nor‐
	      mally be no need to set this.

	COMPRESS
	      Specifies the compression method used for the  initramfs	image.
	      mkinitramfs  will	 default  to  gzip if the kernel lacks support
	      (CONFIG_RD)  or  the  corresponding  userspace  utility  is  not
	      present.

	UMASK Set  the umask value of the generated initramfs file.  Useful to
	      not disclose eventual keys.

	BOOT  Allows one to use an nfs drive as the root of  the  drive.   The
	      default  is  to  boot  from local media (hard drive, USB stick).
	      Set to nfs for an NFS root share.

VARIABLES FOR LOCAL BOOT
	RESUME
	      Specifies the device  used  for  suspend-to-disk	(hibernation),
	      which the initramfs code should attempt to resume from.  If this
	      is not defined or is set to auto, mkinitramfs will automatically
	      select  the largest available swap partition.  Set it to none to
	      disable resume from disk.

VARIABLES FOR NFS BOOT
	DEVICE
	      Specifies the network interface, like eth0.

	ROOT  Allows optional root bootarg hardcoding, when  no	 root  bootarg
	      can be passed.  A root bootarg overrides that special setting.

	NFSROOT
	      Defaults	to  auto  in  order to pick up value from DHCP server.
	      Otherwise you need to specify HOST:MOUNT.

FILES
       /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf

AUTHOR
       The initramfs-tools are written by Maximilian Attems <maks@debian.org>,
       Jeff Bailey <jbailey@raspberryginger.com> and numerous others.  Loosely
       based on mkinitrd.conf by Herbert Xu.

SEE ALSO
	initramfs-tools(8), mkinitramfs(8), update-initramfs(8).

Linux				  2010/11/22		     INITRAMFS.CONF(5)
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