Subject: Re: kern/start_init()/init_main.c doesn't care for /rescue ?
To: NetBSD-tech-kern <tech-kern@netbsd.org>
From: Sascha Retzki <lantis@iqranet.info>
List: tech-kern
Date: 07/09/2004 07:30:44
Am Fr, 2004-07-09 um 02.09 schrieb der Mouse:
> > According to start_init()'s code there's no way to manually specify
> > exact path for init if vfs_mountroot() runs fine.
> 
> Ages ago, I did away with the hardwired list of init paths and added
> code to prompt for a path to init either if the first attempt to run
> init fails or if a boot option (I used -i on most ports I've added it
> to) is given.

May I add that this behavior *rocks* :)) ... I saw it on a LiveCD once,
really handy some time.

> 
> If anyone thinks this is worth picking up, the patches are in
> ftp.rodents.montreal.qc.ca:/mouse/source-tree/patches/working/
> alongside the rest of my private patches - fetch the "doc" file to see
> what's what there.
> 
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