init

[hinko.kocevar at cetrtapot.si]

Hi,

I'm trying to use busybox init applet and appropriate inittab on our 
cris arch platform. I need to mount /etc before init is called (since it 
is on separate partition). This is my linuxrc:
#!/bin/sh
#
# This is the first script run in the system (started by the kernel).
#
MOUNT=
[ -z "$MOUNT" ] && MOUNT="mount -t jffs2 /dev/flash2 /mnt/flash"

echo -n "$0: Mounting /mnt/flash... "
if $MOUNT; then
	echo "done"
else
	echo "failed!"
fi

echo "$0: Starting init."

# Unset variable exported by sh.
unset PWD

# Try the same paths as the kernel would.
PATH=/sbin:/etc:/bin
exec init "$@"

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My inittab:
# This is run first except when booting in single-user mode.
#
#::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS

# /bin/sh invocations on selected ttys
#
# Start an "askfirst" shell on the console (whatever that may be)
#::askfirst:-/bin/sh
# Start an "askfirst" shell on /dev/tty2-4
#tty2::askfirst:-/bin/sh
#tty3::askfirst:-/bin/sh
#tty4::askfirst:-/bin/sh

# Stuff to do when restarting the init process
::restart:/sbin/init

# Stuff to do before rebooting
::shutdown:/bin/umount -a -r
::shutdown:/sbin/swapoff -a

::respawn:/bin/sh

----8<-------

And my rcS:
#!/bin/sh

mount /proc
mount /sys

----8<-------

The problem is - when I try to run /etc/init.d/rcS (sysinit line) the 
system executes rcS and then hangs there - no shell is started. If I 
comment out corresponding sysinit line shell is started (respawn line). 
I would like to stuff all needed initialization commands in one shell 
script and call it from rcS (preferably).

Has anyone done similar?

regards,
hinko