Packing and unpacking initrd: Difference between revisions
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To extract <code>initird.img</code>: | To extract <code>initird.img</code>: | ||
# Go to an empty directory before extracting the image. | # Go to an empty directory before extracting the image. | ||
mkdir -p /mnt/initrd_extract && cd /mnt/initrd_extract | |||
gzip -dc < | gzip -dc < /path/to/initrd.img | cpio -i | ||
To pack files back into <code>initrd.img</code> | To pack files back into <code>initrd.img</code> | ||
# Go to the directory containing the contents of the image. | # Go to the directory containing the contents of the image. | ||
cd /mnt/initrd_extract | |||
find . | cpio -o -c | gzip -9 > . | find . | cpio -o -c | gzip -9 > /path/to/initrd.img | ||
You may want to run <code>file /path/to/initrd.img</code> in order to determine the exact method of compression. The above commands above assumes <code>cpio + gzip</code>. | |||
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Revision as of 05:37, 15 April 2013
modify initird.img or other similar images
To extract initird.img:
# Go to an empty directory before extracting the image. mkdir -p /mnt/initrd_extract && cd /mnt/initrd_extract gzip -dc < /path/to/initrd.img | cpio -i
To pack files back into initrd.img
# Go to the directory containing the contents of the image. cd /mnt/initrd_extract find . | cpio -o -c | gzip -9 > /path/to/initrd.img
You may want to run file /path/to/initrd.img in order to determine the exact method of compression. The above commands above assumes cpio + gzip.