Correct. A bare kernel to get to an initrd. That loads the rest of the modules is the common distro pattern. I build a kernel w/o initrd, only my necessary har

Correct. A bare kernel to get to an initrd. That loads the rest of the modules is the common distro pattern. I build a kernel w/o initrd, only my necessary hardware and then only modules I need. It's pretty easy, boots fast, stable, etc. But, I'm already a type-A for my work-box (Gentoo)