echo_header "Creating initrd data:"
rm -rf $disksdir/initrd
mkdir -p $disksdir/initrd/{dev,proc,tmp,lib,bin,mnt_boot,mnt_root}
cd $disksdir/initrd
ln -s bin sbin
ln -s . usr

echo_status "Copying linuxrc binary."
cp -v $rootdir/sbin/init sbin/

echo_status "Copy libc stuff."
cp -a $rootdir/lib/ld-*.so \
	$rootdir/lib/ld-linux* \
	$rootdir/lib/libc-* \
	$rootdir/lib/libc.* \
	$rootdir/lib/libc.* \
	$rootdir/lib/libresolv* \
	$rootdir/lib/librt* \
	$rootdir/lib/libpthread* \
	lib/

echo_status "Copy various helper applications."
cp $rootdir/bin/{tar,gzip,bzip2} bin/
cp $rootdir/sbin/{insmod,ip} bin/
cp $rootdir/usr/bin/wget bin/
cp $rootdir/usr/bin/busybox bin/


while read x 
do
	X="${x##*/}"
	[ -e "bin/$X" ] && continue
	echo -n "providing $X by busybox: "
	ln -v bin/busybox bin/$X
done < $rootdir/usr/share/doc/busybox/busybox.links

cd ..

echo_header "Creating initrd filesystem image: "

ramdisk_size=8192
[ $arch = x86 ] && ramdisk_size=4096

echo_status "Creating temporary files."
tmpdir=initrd_$$.dir
mkdir -p $disksdir/$tmpdir
cd $disksdir

dd if=/dev/zero of=initrd.img bs=1024 count=$ramdisk_size &> /dev/null
tmpdev=""
for x in /dev/loop/* ; do
        if /sbin/losetup $x initrd.img 2> /dev/null ; then
                tmpdev=$x ; break
        fi
done
if [ -z "$tmpdev" ] ; then
        echo_error "No free loopback device found!"
        rm -f $tmpfile ; rmdir $tmpdir; exit 1
fi
echo_status "Using loopback device $tmpdev."

echo_status "Writing initrd image file."
/sbin/mke2fs -m 0 -N 180 -q $tmpdev &> /dev/null
mount -t ext2 $tmpdev $tmpdir
rmdir $tmpdir/lost+found/
cp -a initrd/* $tmpdir
umount $tmpdir

echo_status "Removing temporary files."
/sbin/losetup -d $tmpdev
rm -rf $tmpdir