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> Is [there] any way to see/change the memory address where the initramfs is
> extracted to and mounted as rootfs?

The boot loader (GRUB, LILO, etc.) chooses where to place the initramfs.
After that, the kernel moves the initramfs.  Look in the early kernel
messages (/var/log/messages and/or output from 'dmesg'.)  Probably you
can control the kernel, but not the boot loader.

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Re: Memory address of initramfs John Reiser <jreiserfl@comcast.net> - 2011-02-07 07:24 -0800

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