mkinitrd:
mkinitrd: mkinitrd is a script to create an initial ramdisk that is loaded at
mkinitrd: the same time as the kernel. The initial ramdisk may be responsible
mkinitrd: for loading kernel modules (such a filesystem or SCSI controller
mkinitrd: module) that are needed to mount the root filesystem.
mkinitrd:
mkinitrd: The "initrd" is implemented as an initramfs. See the kernel
mkinitrd: documentation for more information on this, if you are interested.
mkinitrd:
mkinitrd: