[BusyBox] init problem (works glibc, fails uClibc)

[Allan (pls reply to list only)]

Mark;

Mark and Janice Juszczec wrote:
> [...ruthless snipping...]
> linux kernel 2.4.0-test1-acc22 precompiled for me
> glibc v? precompiled for me
> BusyBox 0.60.1 precompiled for me with glibc
> uClibc 0.9.16 compiled by me with mipsel-gcc 2.95.2
> BusyBox 0.60.1 compiled by me with uClibc 0.9.16
> 
> /etc/inittab containing 1 line ttyS0::askfirst:/bin/sh
> 
> I put the kernel, glibc, glibc based BusyBox and the above /etc/inittab on
> the Helio.  The kernel boots, I get a BusyBox version number message, a
> BusyBox init started message and then get a shell prompt on the serial
> console.
> 
> When I put the kernel, uClibc, uClibc based BusyBox
> and the above /etc/inittab on the Helio the kernel boots.  But I do not get
> the BusyBox messages (version or init started) or a shell prompt.

Do you get any comment such as "init not found, provide an 'init='
argument" at the end of the kernel startup?  This would probably be on
your console, not your serial.

To get kernel messages on your ttyS0, try appending this to the boot
line:

	console=ttyS0,38400n8

(adjust for bps & format, of course)

Allan