+# make sure mdadm isn't executed in initrd:
+#if [ -f "$target"/etc/default/mdadm ] ; then
+# sed -i "s/START_DAEMON=.*/START_DAEMON=false/" "$target"/etc/default/mdadm
+# sed -i "s/INITRDSTART=.*/INITRDSTART=none/" "$target"/etc/default/mdadm
+#fi
+
+if [ -z "$KERNELVERSION" ] ; then
+ echo "Error: No kernel found, can not create initramfs. Exiting.">&2
+ exit 1
+else
+ $ROOTCMD update-initramfs -c -t -k $KERNELVERSION
+fi