initrd

Where can I find the source code for Redhat's nash utility?

Where can I find the source code for Redhat's nash utility? Thanks, Chenz ...

why not just plain files instead of initramfs or initrd?

The linux kernel uses a kind of ram disk to access modules at an early boot stage. Out of curiosity I want to understand I have a question: The file containing the initramfs/initrd must be accessible for the kernel at this stage. This means the kernel must have support for the appropriate filesystem. So why couldn't the content of the in...

Reversing the effects of mkimage to get an original gzipped file back

Hello, We develop for a specific embedded device at our company, and part of that is making initial root disks that get loaded onto the devices over ethernet via netboot. We've experienced some problems, and as a result, the original folder with the contents of the initial root disks was lost along with its backups, but we do still hav...