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+To build a generic initramfs, you have to install the following software packages:
+ * device-mapper
+ * cryptsetup-luks
+ * rpcbind nfs-utils
+ * lvm2
+ * iscsi-initiator-utils
+ * nbd
+ * mdadm
+ * net-tools iproute
+
+Generic initramfs'es are huge (usually over 10 megs in size uncompressed), but
+should be able to automatically boot any bootable configuration with appropriate
+boot flags (root device, network configuration information, etc.) \ No newline at end of file