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<p>Created page with &quot;== How to generate an initramf image with Yocto == To build an &#039;&#039;&#039;initramfs&#039;&#039;&#039;, you only need to specify the &#039;&#039;&#039;initramfs&#039;&#039;&#039; image name (e.g., INITRAMFS_IMAGE) and its type...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== How to generate an initramf image with Yocto ==<br /> <br /> <br /> To build an &#039;&#039;&#039;initramfs&#039;&#039;&#039;, you only need to specify the &#039;&#039;&#039;initramfs&#039;&#039;&#039; image name (e.g., INITRAMFS_IMAGE) and its type (e.g., INITRAMFS_FSTYPES). <br /> <br /> INITRAMFS_IMAGE = &quot;core-image-tiny-initramfs&quot;<br /> INITRAMFS_FSTYPES = &quot;cpio.gz&quot;<br /> <br /> Moreover, the kernel requires these features to load and uncompress the initramfs: <br /> <br /> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y<br /> CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE=&quot;&quot;<br /> CONFIG_RD_GZIP=y<br /> CONFIG_DECOMPRESS_GZIP=y<br /> <br /> In addition if you want the initramfs to be packaged into the kernel binary instead of being a separate binary (or a different image node of a kernel fitimage) use this setting:<br /> <br /> INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE = &quot;1&quot;</div>

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