When does the linuxrc script execute?

When does the linuxrc script execute?

[qiuqingjun]

I downloaded the source code of linux-2.2.14 and simple-ramdisk.image.gz from
ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/LinuxPPC/usr/src/.
In ramdisk, there is a file named /linuxrc which includes some shell scripts, but why it is NOT executed when system boot?


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Re: When does the linuxrc script execute?

[Jure Menart]

Hi,
On Sun, Sep 16, 2001 at 08:25:17PM +0800, qiuqingjun wrote:
> I downloaded the source code of linux-2.2.14 and simple-ramdisk.image.gz from
> ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/LinuxPPC/usr/src/.
> In ramdisk, there is a file named /linuxrc which includes some shell scripts, but why it is NOT executed when system boot?

could you be more specific - your system can't really boot without /linuxrc,
because shell is called in it.
So you system doesn't boot I guess? If I'm correct, where does it stop?

BTW. linuxrc is executed when kernel preparing namespace, that is after all
initializations, preparing devices... it is in 'init' thread.

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Re: When does the linuxrc script execute?

[Wolfgang Denk]

> I downloaded the source code of linux-2.2.14 and simple-ramdisk.image.gz from
> ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/LinuxPPC/usr/src/.
> In ramdisk, there is a file named /linuxrc which includes some shell scripts, but why it is NOT executed when system boot?

Check the conditions WHEN a /linuxrc file gets executed, and compare with
your kernel configuration and start procedure. There will be some difference.

Wolfgang Denk


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Re: When does the linuxrc script execute?

[Wolfgang Denk]

Hi,

> could you be more specific - your system can't really boot without /linuxrc,
> because shell is called in it.

You are wrong. It depends on the kernel configuration and some other things.

> BTW. linuxrc is executed when kernel preparing namespace, that is after all
> initializations, preparing devices... it is in 'init' thread.

If you run in a "standalone shell" environment, there is nothing that will
even bother to check if a /linuxrc exists.

Wolfgang Denk


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