The Unified Kernel Image can be booted from your UEFI firmware or bootloader like any other <EFI> file.
-| Initramfs | +Initrd |
-initramfs-aarch64.img[.sig] -initramfs-latest-aarch64.img[.sig] -initramfs-local-aarch64.img[.sig] +initrd-aarch64.img[.sig] +initrd-latest-aarch64.img[.sig] +initrd-local-aarch64.img[.sig] |
-initramfs-riscv64.img[.sig] +initrd-riscv64.img[.sig] |
| Initramfs | +Initrd |
-initramfs-x86_64.img[.sig] -initramfs-latest-x86_64.img[.sig] -initramfs-local-x86_64.img[.sig] +initrd-x86_64.img[.sig] +initrd-latest-x86_64.img[.sig] +initrd-local-x86_64.img[.sig] |
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menuentry "Archboot" --class iso {
loopback loop (hdX,Y)/archboot.iso
linux (loop)/boot/vmlinuz-x86_64 iso_loop_dev=/dev/sdXY iso_loop_path=/archboot.iso
-initrd (loop)/boot/initramfs-x86_64.img
+initrd (loop)/boot/initrd-x86_64.img
} |
| Create the initramfs with your chosen profile: | +Create the initrd with your chosen profile: |
|---|---|
# archboot-cpio.sh -c /etc/archboot/<profile>.conf -g initramfs.img |
+# archboot-cpio.sh -c /etc/archboot/<profile>.conf -g initrd.img |
Add your used kernel and initramfs to your bootloader.
+Add your used kernel and initrd to your bootloader.
In order to build images you will need around 3G free space on disk.
@@ -1081,10 +1081,10 @@ There are the following configuration files for ISO creation:The archboot initramfs toolchain uses its own cpio generator, which is mkinitcpio compatible and only uses the following options:
+The archboot initrd toolchain uses its own cpio generator, which is mkinitcpio compatible and only uses the following options:
| kernel and initramfs testing: | +kernel and initrd testing: |
|---|---|
$ qemu-system-x86_64 -kernel <kernel> -initrd <initramfs> \ |
+$ qemu-system-x86_64 -kernel <kernel> -initrd <initrd> \ |