PACKAGE NAME: mkinitrd-1.4.6-i486-11.txz PACKAGE LOCATION: ./a PACKAGE SIZE (compressed): 500 K PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed): 2000 K PACKAGE REQUIRED: PACKAGE CONFLICTS: PACKAGE SUGGESTS: PACKAGE LIBS: PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: mkinitrd: mkinitrd (make an initial ramdisk) 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: