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====== Problem faced in creating initramfs for knoppix. ====== ===== Approach - 1 (mount the minirt ) ===== In this approach, minitrt is running out of space. <code> $ gunzip minirt.gz $ mkdir mpoint $ sudo mount minirt mpoint -o loop $ df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/loop1 3.4M 2.9M 554K 85% /home/pravin/Etherboot/git/BKO.git/pxeknife/knoppix/5.0.1/mpoint $ sudo cp modules/* mpoint/modules/ $ df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/loop1 3.4M 3.4M 54K 99% /home/pravin/Etherboot/git/BKO.git/pxeknife/knoppix/5.0.1/tt/tt $ sudo cp busybox mpoint/static cp: writing `tt/static/busybox': No space left on device $ df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/loop1 3.4M 3.4M 1.0K 100% /home/pravin/Etherboot/git/BKO.git/pxeknife/knoppix/5.0.1/tt/tt </code> ===== Approach - 2 : using cpio =====