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howtos:slackware:kernel_huge_for_generic [2020/01/03 08:46 (UTC)] – Some minor layout and language improvements, and an alternative commandline shown as tip. alienbobhowtos:slackware:kernel_huge_for_generic [2020/11/07 15:53 (UTC)] – added additional tip for automated execution of mkinitrd_command_generator.sh peter
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 <note tip>Tip: the following command will automatically execute the ''mkinitrd'' commandline so that you do not have to copy and paste it yourself:\\ <note tip>Tip: the following command will automatically execute the ''mkinitrd'' commandline so that you do not have to copy and paste it yourself:\\
-<code>$(/usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh -r)</code></note>+<code>$(/usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh -r)</code>\\ 
 +This is useful to execute the command within a script where you can also pass additional parameters such as the partition UUID and a specific file name for initrd.gz:\\ 
 +<code>$(/usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh --run /boot/vmlinuz-generic-4.4.172 -a "-o /boot/initrd_specific_file_name.gz -r "UUID=25a4dafe-bbf2-413f-a60c-8c38efc0a122"")</code>\\ 
 +In the note above replace the kernel number, the UUID 32 digits hexadecimal number and the initrd filename based on what you have on you system.</note>
  
 After that we will enter in lilo the information needed for Kernel Generic to be able to load, you can do this manually or you can simply run the command: '''/usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh''' with the "-l" option then pass the full path to the location of vmlinuz-generic. After that we will enter in lilo the information needed for Kernel Generic to be able to load, you can do this manually or you can simply run the command: '''/usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh''' with the "-l" option then pass the full path to the location of vmlinuz-generic.
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