S A McConnell wrote:
> Does any documentation exist describing what "init" does. Where is the
> source code for the init binaries that are included in some of the RAM
> Disks that can be found on the Web? I assume there are many different
> versions...
>
> Busybox is a single binary that includes many of the common Unix
> utilities. I assume it is used for size and performance issues?
Are you using busybox 0.46 or 0.47? bb-init changed a lot between those
two versions. bb is used pretty strictly for size issues. It saves you a
bunch of space if you're trying to cram linux into a little disk-on-chip
setup or something.
You *should have a /bin/init that a link to /bin/busybox, and a busybox
compiled with init enabled. If you suspect bb is at fault, you might try
specifying init=/bin/sh or something.
Push comes to shove I could just ask the current maintainer, I think
he's only a few rows of cubicles down.
- Eric
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