custom initramfs

debloat your initramfs?

Notes

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tldr

• boot with kernel option break=postmount
• note modules: lsmod | awk 'NF==3{print $1}{}'
• create custom mkinitcpio.conf where:
  • MODULES is the above array
  • BINARIES is the fscks for your filesystem
  • FILES ignored
  • HOOKS only base is necessary

results

for my XPS 13

MODULES=(ext4 ahci i915)
BINARIES=(fsck fsck.ext4 e2fsck)
FILES=()
HOOKS=(base)