Half of the support for the #initrd (not to be confused with #initramfs!) was removed from #Linux 7.0 through a #vfs merge from @brauner:

https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/996812c453cafa042f2e674738dbf8fa495661f3 and https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ef12d0573a7f5e7a495e81d773ae5f3e98230cd4

""Remove the deprecated linuxrc-based initrd code path and related dead code. The linuxrc initrd path was deprecated in 2020 and this series completes its removal. If we see real-life regressions we'll revert. […]

The no-op load_ramdisk= and prompt_ramdisk= parameters are dropped, and noinitrd and ramdisk_start= gain deprecation warnings.

Initramfs is entirely unaffected. The non-linuxrc initrd path (root=/dev/ram0) is preserved but now carries a deprecation warning targeting January 2027 removal""

#Kernel #LinuxKernel

So I tried out #LinuxMint with the default Cinnamon Desktop for the last few days. It was quite nice. I would recommend it for those new to Linux. The desktop is sweet perfection, like #XFCE.

But sound did not work on my new laptop. Updating the kernel and found what seems like every possible bug with Linux Mint. Now I have no wireless AND no sound. For some reason, I can't get into the Grub boot menu to revert changes. Gone are the days when I can simply edit a text file for boot order and init.d startup. Searching forums and two days of debugging and reinstalling, trying to work with the #systemd and #initrd layers made me give it up. Seems like modularity between systems got tangled up like cold spaghetti in the fridge overnight.

#FreeBSD it is. #UNIX my old friend, you have always been loyal and true. At least I can fix what I break. Downloading now.

Автоматический выбор версии NVIDIA драйвера при загрузке Linux дистрибутива PocketHandyBox

Проприетарные драйвера NVIDIA для Linux по умолчанию не предполагают возможности соседства нескольких версий в одной файловой системе в классических дистрибутивах. Но эта проблема может быть легко решена в модульных дистрибутивах путем создания отдельных squashfs модулей с разными версиями NVIDIA драйверов. Таким образом получаем рабочий драйвер NVIDIA сразу после запуска и без дополнительных манипуляций.

https://habr.com/ru/articles/961400/

#nvidia #linux #debian #initrd #initramfs

I have an old #debian server with an unencrypted root disc. Now I'm setting up a new hardware with the same software. Normally, dd would suit me well, but I'd like to use the opportunity to encrypt the root drive. How do I set up the #initrd to decrypt a #luks #encrypted root from scratch on the new hardware? Usually, the fine Debian #installer does that for me...

#linux

Ubuntu 25.10 will use Dracut

While Ubuntu 25.04 is still ongoing development, there has been progress in switching from initramfs-tools to Dracut. Those tools both handle initrd generation for booting into the Linux kernel in preparation for the full system boot. The Ubuntu engineers are working hard to migrate such tool to Dracut to ensure better bootstrapping by reducing hard-coded logic as much as possible.

Initially, Ubuntu 25.04 would have used Dracut as the initrd generator, but the work wasn’t complete yet, so the Ubuntu engineers have delayed the migration to after Ubuntu 25.04 gets released so that the next version of Ubuntu uses Dracut completely.

However, you have an opportunity to try out Dracut in Ubuntu 25.04 when it gets released. This is so that you can provide feedback to the Ubuntu team about your experience with the Dracut integration.

Ubuntu 25.04 will be the last version that uses initramfs-tools as the default initrd generator, with the October release of Ubuntu being the first version that uses Dracut. This is going to be exciting news for the next year’s Ubuntu LTS release that will be out in the next April.

#2504 #2510 #Dracut #Initramfs #InitramfsTools #Initrd #news #Plucky #PluckyPuffin #Puffin #Tech #Technology #Ubuntu #Ubuntu2504 #Ubuntu2504Plucky #Ubuntu2504PluckyPuffin #Ubuntu2510 #update