[BusyBox] reboot not working?

omr omr at china.com
Fri Sep 29 10:16:23 UTC 2000


Erik Andersen

I changed the init.c
now init can use -q option.
the patch file is attached.

now you can use busybox's init -q ,or SysV 's telinit X   X = any runlevel
to make init process to reread the /etc/inittab file.

00-9-26 9:09:00
>On Tue Sep 26, 2000 at 03:38:19PM +0800, omr wrote:
>> >
>> >as pointed out, reboot and poweroff only works if you're using BB's init
>> >and not SysV init (as I was). I modified my system to BB's init and 
>> >everything is working as expected, now.
>> >
>> >perhaps when BB_INIT isn't defined reboot/poweroff could act
>> >accordling to SysV INIT, if possible ...
>> 
>> BB's init can't reread the /etc/inittab file, so when I add lines
>> to inittab to add a ppp serial line. I must reboot all the system.
>> But sysV's init can use "init q" to do this.
>> I want to know , if I can make BB's init to reread and runing the
>> inittab file.
>
>These are both features that should be added.  Could you
>file two bugs?  One for "Make reboot/poweroff SysV compatible"
>and a second bug "bb 'init q' should reread /etc/inittab".
>
>Thanks,
>
> -Erik
>
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