Subject: re: kern/start_init()/init_main.c doesn't care for /rescue ?
To: None <lantis@iqranet.info>
From: matthew green <mrg@eterna.com.au>
List: tech-kern
Date: 07/09/2004 17:26:53
   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.


lukem did this in netbsd as part of /rescue a couple of years ago.
see "boot -a".


.mrg.