#initrd — Public Fediverse posts

Half of the support for the #initrd (not to be confused with #initramfs!) was removed from #Linux 7.0 through a #vfs merge from @brauner:

https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/996812c453cafa042f2e674738dbf8fa495661f3 and https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ef12d0573a7f5e7a495e81d773ae5f3e98230cd4

""Remove the deprecated linuxrc-based initrd code path and related dead code. The linuxrc initrd path was deprecated in 2020 and this series completes its removal. If we see real-life regressions we'll revert. […]

The no-op load_ramdisk= and prompt_ramdisk= parameters are dropped, and noinitrd and ramdisk_start= gain deprecation warnings.

Initramfs is entirely unaffected. The non-linuxrc initrd path (root=/dev/ram0) is preserved but now carries a deprecation warning targeting January 2027 removal""

#Kernel #LinuxKernel

Half of the support for the #initrd (not to be confused with #initramfs!) was removed from #Linux 7.0 through a #vfs merge from @brauner:

https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/996812c453cafa042f2e674738dbf8fa495661f3 and https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ef12d0573a7f5e7a495e81d773ae5f3e98230cd4

""Remove the deprecated linuxrc-based initrd code path and related dead code. The linuxrc initrd path was deprecated in 2020 and this series completes its removal. If we see real-life regressions we'll revert. […]

The no-op load_ramdisk= and prompt_ramdisk= parameters are dropped, and noinitrd and ramdisk_start= gain deprecation warnings.

Initramfs is entirely unaffected. The non-linuxrc initrd path (root=/dev/ram0) is preserved but now carries a deprecation warning targeting January 2027 removal""

#Kernel #LinuxKernel

Half of the support for the #initrd (not to be confused with #initramfs!) was removed from #Linux 7.0 through a #vfs merge from @brauner:

https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/996812c453cafa042f2e674738dbf8fa495661f3 and https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ef12d0573a7f5e7a495e81d773ae5f3e98230cd4

""Remove the deprecated linuxrc-based initrd code path and related dead code. The linuxrc initrd path was deprecated in 2020 and this series completes its removal. If we see real-life regressions we'll revert. […]

The no-op load_ramdisk= and prompt_ramdisk= parameters are dropped, and noinitrd and ramdisk_start= gain deprecation warnings.

Initramfs is entirely unaffected. The non-linuxrc initrd path (root=/dev/ram0) is preserved but now carries a deprecation warning targeting January 2027 removal""

#Kernel #LinuxKernel

Half of the support for the #initrd (not to be confused with #initramfs!) was removed from #Linux 7.0 through a #vfs merge from @brauner:

https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/996812c453cafa042f2e674738dbf8fa495661f3 and https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ef12d0573a7f5e7a495e81d773ae5f3e98230cd4

""Remove the deprecated linuxrc-based initrd code path and related dead code. The linuxrc initrd path was deprecated in 2020 and this series completes its removal. If we see real-life regressions we'll revert. […]

The no-op load_ramdisk= and prompt_ramdisk= parameters are dropped, and noinitrd and ramdisk_start= gain deprecation warnings.

Initramfs is entirely unaffected. The non-linuxrc initrd path (root=/dev/ram0) is preserved but now carries a deprecation warning targeting January 2027 removal""

#Kernel #LinuxKernel

Автоматический выбор версии NVIDIA драйвера при загрузке Linux дистрибутива PocketHandyBox

Проприетарные драйвера NVIDIA для Linux по умолчанию не предполагают возможности соседства нескольких версий в одной файловой системе в классических дистрибутивах. Но эта проблема может быть легко решена в модульных дистрибутивах путем создания отдельных squashfs модулей с разными версиями NVIDIA драйверов. Таким образом получаем рабочий драйвер NVIDIA сразу после запуска и без дополнительных манипуляций.

https://habr.com/ru/articles/961400/

#nvidia #linux #debian #initrd #initramfs

Fedora 43 to Use Zstd Compression for Faster Boot and Smaller Initrd #fedora43 #zstd #initrd #initramfs #fastboot #linux #dracut
https://ostechnix.com/fedora-43-initrd-zstd-compression/

Fedora 43 to Use Zstd Compression for Faster Boot and Smaller Initrd #fedora43 #zstd #initrd #initramfs #fastboot #linux #dracut
https://ostechnix.com/fedora-43-initrd-zstd-compression/

Fedora 43 to Use Zstd Compression for Faster Boot and Smaller Initrd #fedora43 #zstd #initrd #initramfs #fastboot #linux #dracut
https://ostechnix.com/fedora-43-initrd-zstd-compression/

Fedora 43 to Use Zstd Compression for Faster Boot and Smaller Initrd #fedora43 #zstd #initrd #initramfs #fastboot #linux #dracut
https://ostechnix.com/fedora-43-initrd-zstd-compression/

Fedora 43 to Use Zstd Compression for Faster Boot and Smaller Initrd #fedora43 #zstd #initrd #initramfs #fastboot #linux #dracut
https://ostechnix.com/fedora-43-initrd-zstd-compression/

Ubuntu 25.10 will use Dracut

While Ubuntu 25.04 is still ongoing development, there has been progress in switching from initramfs-tools to Dracut. Those tools both handle initrd generation for booting into the Linux kernel in preparation for the full system boot. The Ubuntu engineers are working hard to migrate such tool to Dracut to ensure better bootstrapping by reducing hard-coded logic as much as possible.

Initially, Ubuntu 25.04 would have used Dracut as the initrd generator, but the work wasn’t complete yet, so the Ubuntu engineers have delayed the migration to after Ubuntu 25.04 gets released so that the next version of Ubuntu uses Dracut completely.

However, you have an opportunity to try out Dracut in Ubuntu 25.04 when it gets released. This is so that you can provide feedback to the Ubuntu team about your experience with the Dracut integration.

Ubuntu 25.04 will be the last version that uses initramfs-tools as the default initrd generator, with the October release of Ubuntu being the first version that uses Dracut. This is going to be exciting news for the next year’s Ubuntu LTS release that will be out in the next April.

https://audiomack.com/aptivi/song/ubuntu-2510-will-use-dracut

#2504 #2510 #Dracut #Initramfs #InitramfsTools #Initrd #news #Plucky #PluckyPuffin #Puffin #Tech #Technology #Ubuntu #Ubuntu2504 #Ubuntu2504Plucky #Ubuntu2504PluckyPuffin #Ubuntu2510 #update

Ubuntu 25.10 will use Dracut

While Ubuntu 25.04 is still ongoing development, there has been progress in switching from initramfs-tools to Dracut. Those tools both handle initrd generation for booting into the Linux kernel in preparation for the full system boot. The Ubuntu engineers are working hard to migrate such tool to Dracut to ensure better bootstrapping by reducing hard-coded logic as much as possible.

Initially, Ubuntu 25.04 would have used Dracut as the initrd generator, but the work wasn’t complete yet, so the Ubuntu engineers have delayed the migration to after Ubuntu 25.04 gets released so that the next version of Ubuntu uses Dracut completely.

However, you have an opportunity to try out Dracut in Ubuntu 25.04 when it gets released. This is so that you can provide feedback to the Ubuntu team about your experience with the Dracut integration.

Ubuntu 25.04 will be the last version that uses initramfs-tools as the default initrd generator, with the October release of Ubuntu being the first version that uses Dracut. This is going to be exciting news for the next year’s Ubuntu LTS release that will be out in the next April.

#2504 #2510 #Dracut #Initramfs #InitramfsTools #Initrd #news #Plucky #PluckyPuffin #Puffin #Tech #Technology #Ubuntu #Ubuntu2504 #Ubuntu2504Plucky #Ubuntu2504PluckyPuffin #Ubuntu2510 #update

Ubuntu 25.10 will use Dracut

While Ubuntu 25.04 is still ongoing development, there has been progress in switching from initramfs-tools to Dracut. Those tools both handle initrd generation for booting into the Linux kernel in preparation for the full system boot. The Ubuntu engineers are working hard to migrate such tool to Dracut to ensure better bootstrapping by reducing hard-coded logic as much as possible.

Initially, Ubuntu 25.04 would have used Dracut as the initrd generator, but the work wasn’t complete yet, so the Ubuntu engineers have delayed the migration to after Ubuntu 25.04 gets released so that the next version of Ubuntu uses Dracut completely.

However, you have an opportunity to try out Dracut in Ubuntu 25.04 when it gets released. This is so that you can provide feedback to the Ubuntu team about your experience with the Dracut integration.

Ubuntu 25.04 will be the last version that uses initramfs-tools as the default initrd generator, with the October release of Ubuntu being the first version that uses Dracut. This is going to be exciting news for the next year’s Ubuntu LTS release that will be out in the next April.

https://audiomack.com/aptivi/song/ubuntu-2510-will-use-dracut

#2504 #2510 #Dracut #Initramfs #InitramfsTools #Initrd #news #Plucky #PluckyPuffin #Puffin #Tech #Technology #Ubuntu #Ubuntu2504 #Ubuntu2504Plucky #Ubuntu2504PluckyPuffin #Ubuntu2510 #update

Ubuntu 25.10 will use Dracut

While Ubuntu 25.04 is still ongoing development, there has been progress in switching from initramfs-tools to Dracut. Those tools both handle initrd generation for booting into the Linux kernel in preparation for the full system boot. The Ubuntu engineers are working hard to migrate such tool to Dracut to ensure better bootstrapping by reducing hard-coded logic as much as possible.

Initially, Ubuntu 25.04 would have used Dracut as the initrd generator, but the work wasn’t complete yet, so the Ubuntu engineers have delayed the migration to after Ubuntu 25.04 gets released so that the next version of Ubuntu uses Dracut completely.

However, you have an opportunity to try out Dracut in Ubuntu 25.04 when it gets released. This is so that you can provide feedback to the Ubuntu team about your experience with the Dracut integration.

Ubuntu 25.04 will be the last version that uses initramfs-tools as the default initrd generator, with the October release of Ubuntu being the first version that uses Dracut. This is going to be exciting news for the next year’s Ubuntu LTS release that will be out in the next April.

#2504 #2510 #Dracut #Initramfs #InitramfsTools #Initrd #news #Plucky #PluckyPuffin #Puffin #Tech #Technology #Ubuntu #Ubuntu2504 #Ubuntu2504Plucky #Ubuntu2504PluckyPuffin #Ubuntu2510 #update

Ubuntu 25.10 will use Dracut

While Ubuntu 25.04 is still ongoing development, there has been progress in switching from initramfs-tools to Dracut. Those tools both handle initrd generation for booting into the Linux kernel in preparation for the full system boot. The Ubuntu engineers are working hard to migrate such tool to Dracut to ensure better bootstrapping by reducing hard-coded logic as much as possible.

Initially, Ubuntu 25.04 would have used Dracut as the initrd generator, but the work wasn’t complete yet, so the Ubuntu engineers have delayed the migration to after Ubuntu 25.04 gets released so that the next version of Ubuntu uses Dracut completely.

However, you have an opportunity to try out Dracut in Ubuntu 25.04 when it gets released. This is so that you can provide feedback to the Ubuntu team about your experience with the Dracut integration.

Ubuntu 25.04 will be the last version that uses initramfs-tools as the default initrd generator, with the October release of Ubuntu being the first version that uses Dracut. This is going to be exciting news for the next year’s Ubuntu LTS release that will be out in the next April.

https://audiomack.com/aptivi/song/ubuntu-2510-will-use-dracut

#2504 #2510 #Dracut #Initramfs #InitramfsTools #Initrd #news #Plucky #PluckyPuffin #Puffin #Tech #Technology #Ubuntu #Ubuntu2504 #Ubuntu2504Plucky #Ubuntu2504PluckyPuffin #Ubuntu2510 #update

Погружаемся в initrd

Приветствую! Меня зовут Валерий, я инженер операционных систем в секторе клиентской и мобильной ОС. Сегодня хочу затронуть фундаментальные вопросы: - процесс загрузки операционной системы в автоматизированное рабочее место (АРМ), - распаковку начального образа оперативной памяти, - подробный разбор initrd, что это такое и с чем его едят. Этот материал поможет понять как природу загрузки ОС Astra Linux Special Edition в частности, так и загрузку GNU/Linux в целом.

https://habr.com/ru/companies/astralinux/articles/851056/

#initrd #grub #скрипт #udev #переменные_окружения #каталог #операционная_система #автоматизированное_рабочее_место #оперативная_память

Ryan Does #NixOS - Part 7

I was able to generate the required files for #iPXE booting a #flake (#kernel + #initrd w/ #squashfs + iPXE script file), but kept running into issues with the kernel "unable to mount root fs" or "initramfs unpacking failed: invalid magic at start of compressed archive". What is weird is that https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-images/ when booted through netboot.xyz works just fine, if I grab the underlying kernel + initrd + iPXE script on MULTIPLE #systems , it fails with the latter message.

This is really boggling my mind as I thought there was data corruption happening, but I am more likely to believe something is happening within NixOS's #zstd compression, or with that building process.