initramfs anyone?

[kitepilot at kitepilot.com]

Hello there... 

I'm trying to create a universal kernel for my machines and apparently
initramfs is the way to go. 

I'm dizzy reading about it and I can't still find the beginning of the
string. 

Does anybody have a "initramfs cookbook"? 

Something that a dumb guy like me can read and say: 

AHA!
This is where it starts and ends and the guts in between...
Thanks!
ET