..\vmlinuz # first value must be the filename of the Linux-kernel root=/dev/ram0 # the device which gets mounted as root FS rw # mount it read-write initrd=..\initrd.gz # this file gets loaded as 'initial ramdisk' init=linuxrc # start /linuxrc script from initrd.gz image load_ramdisk=1 # prompt_ramdisk=0 # we do not need to be prompted ramdisk_size=4444 # our initrd.gz is 4444 KB of size when unpacked max_loop=255 # overide default to allow inserting up to 256 modules