I need to make a small modification to an existing initramfs image file (to add driver and executable that need to run before main system drives are mounted), but I want to do so with minimal changes to the existing image, in order to avoid incompatibilities with any other customization that may have been added to the initramfs before. dracut seems to create initramfs from scratch, using the currently running environment. But I would prefer to unarchive the image, make my small modification, re-archive the tree, and then replace the existing initramfs file (backing up the old one) to be used on the next reboot. The goal is as small a change as possible from what was there originally. I tried using cpio, but it doesn't handle the device directories when unarchiving without generating errors. And I'm not sure how to use this to reconstruct the archive, especially with the compression and early CPIO portions restored correctly. Is it possible to use dracut or another tool (or tools) to make minimally invasive changes to the initramfs? Thanks! Rick -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe initramfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
