back=$(pwd) cd progs cat files | cpio -H newc -o > init.cpio cd $back rm -rf linux-*/arch/x86/boot/image.iso cd linux-* #make isoimage FDARGS="initrd=/init.cpio" FDINITRD="../progs/init.cpio" # \/ \/ Turn off system messages (very annoying) make isoimage FDARGS="initrd=/init.cpio loglevel=0 quiet" FDINITRD="../progs/init.cpio" qemu-system-x86_64 -cdrom arch/x86/boot/image.iso cd $back