I checked the INITRAMFS-TOOLS source code and the "PREREQ" variable + "prereqs" function seems redundant - details are in a new bug I submitted: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1067804
I also found an alternative to Jörg's scripts that could be useful for Plymouth boot splash users: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=857132#207 Although Plymouth is not installed on my systems I adapted some safety check bits from those scripts for my systems. So thanks again Jörg Sommer and Pedro Dias:). Regards, Jmkr