initramfs: switch to passwd -d -R in scripts/lib/initramfs.sh:initramfs_finalize_customization() for shadow-aware passwordless root (aligned with 9423b708 intent), drop sed and chpasswd paths, and add validation diagnostics. common: normalize INSTALL_DIR/COMPONENTS_DIR/KERNEL_DIR/DIST_DIR to absolute paths after sourcing config to prevent validation resolving under kernel/current. Dockerfile: include shadow (for passwd/chpasswd), ensure openssl and openssl-dev present; remove perl. config: introduce ZEROOS_PASSWORDLESS_ROOT default true and comment password vars. docs: NOTES.md updated with diagnostics and flow.
• Ensure host/rootless traversal for zinit configs: make etc/zinit and etc/zinit/init 755 prior to recursive normalization; then set dirs=755, files=644, and mark *.sh executable in [bash.initramfs_setup_zinit()](scripts/lib/initramfs.sh:12)
• Add pre-CPIO sanity logs to catch empty/mis-scoped archives: top-level ls, file count, and essential presence checks in [bash.initramfs_create_cpio()](scripts/lib/initramfs.sh:658)
• Add validation-time sanity snapshot of top-level and entry count in [bash.initramfs_validate()](scripts/lib/initramfs.sh:754)
- Use container modules from kernel_modules stage for dependency resolution
- Remove dependency on initramfs modules that haven't been copied yet
- Fixes regression where clean builds had empty stage1.list
- Dependency resolution now works correctly in clean build scenarios
- Change from colon to space separation to avoid URL parsing issues
- Update sources.conf format: TYPE NAME URL VERSION BUILD_FUNCTION [EXTRA]
- Implement awk-based parsing for reliable field extraction
- Fix firmware package list (remove unavailable linux-firmware-marvell)
