mkinitrd is a simple initrd generator for linux system. It does support livecd iso, check guide here how to do it.
Install it is simply running:
make install
or use DESTDIR for custom location:
make DESTDIR=/some/path install
- cpio/libarchive
run mkinitrd -h to view usage:
Usage:
mkinitrd [option] [argument]
Options:
-k <version> custom kernel version (default: 5.4.44-Venom)
-o <output> custom output name (default: )
-i <init> custom init file (default: init)
-m <modules> add extra modules (comma separated)
-b <binaries add extra binary (comma separated)
-f <file> add extra file (comma separated & absolute path)
-c <config> use custom config (default: )
-A <hook> add extra hook (comma separated, precedence over -a, -s & HOOKS)
-a <hook> add extra hook (comma separated, precedence over -s & after HOOKS)
-s <hook> skip hook defined in HOOKS (comma separated)
-q quiet mode
Its configuration is at /etc/mkinitrd.conf. You can specify additional binary, files, kernel modules and custom output name for the initrd.