initrd is a method for loading a temporary file system into memory, during the process of booting the Linux kernel.
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Will a “customized” initrd survive a kernel update via yum?
I have a CentOS 5.5 installation with the stock CentOS 5.5 kernel. I have modified the init script in the initrd, commenting out some unneeded modules, lowering the interval time of the "stabilized" ...
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Avoid pause during dm-raid initialization
On my CentOS 5 workstation I get a few seconds wait after dm-raid45 has been loaded ("Initializing Driver" or something like that).
This seems to be part of the initrd. After that the system boots ...
