Initramfs @ Grml

• You'll notice a strange error message due to an empty $init if the rootfs can't be found.
  • (Possible) fix: initramfs-tools_fix_init.diff

• If you have quiet in your /proc/cmdline you can never reach any debug bootoption anymore.
  • Fix: initramfs-tools_do_be_quiet_if_using_debug.diff

• unify syntax: 'for … ; do …' vs. 'for … \n do …'…

• bootoption debug → no support within live-initramfs yet (even though the manpage states it)

• scripts/live modifies stdout/stderr and no output reaches the terminal → improve it at least for the case when debug bootoption is being used

• Make sure that “Warning: Not enough free memory (991404k > 1651944k) to copy live media in ram.” for bootoption toram works via copying only the squashfs module

• http://grml.org/tmp/live-initramfs_support_nognome_panel_and_export_nofstab.diff

• http://grml.org/tmp/0001-support-new-bootoptions-and-environment-variables.patch

• http://grml.org/tmp/0002-display_install_driver_updates_only_if_it_can_be_executed.diff

• while waiting for the root-fs it tries to mount other block devices: 'mount: Mounting /dev/sda1 on /live/image failed: No such device' → try to disable this behaviour

• make sure the forensic bootoption mode is possible

Environment variables when booting local with toram bootoption:

live-media = media
livefs_root = /live/image
mountpoint = /live/image
live_dest = ram
image_directory = /live/image/live
image_string = /live/image/live/grml.squashfs
image = /live/image/live/grml.squashfs
imagename = grml.squashfs
MODULE = filesystem
directory = /live/image