Re: PowerMac G5 fans run out of control with kernel 4.17.0-3-powerpc64 but not with 4.16.0-1-powerpc64

[Bas Vermeulen]

Hi Dennis,
Your modules aren't stripped, which is what causes the huge initrd.
Try:
make INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 modules_install
instead of
make modules_install

to fix this.

Bas Vermeulen