* [email protected] (Nov 05, 2010 @ 14:40-0400): > On Wed, Nov 03, 2010 at 10:58:08AM -0600, John Harrigan wrote: > > (disclaimer - I'm not using a standard build so I understand if no one > > can help me.) > > > > I've mostly followed the development book and added an initrd and BSD > > style init scripts. My problem is that output from the rc scripts is > > not echoed to the console during boot. I do get kernel messages on > > the console though. I know the rc scripts are running because I can > > verify their work after logging in. > > I'm a little confused, did you use the init installed by SystemV and > write/adapt your own scripts ? Seems like a lot of complexity. > > I used Free-BSD for a while and found the init scripts to be alien > after SysV.
Yes, that's what I did. I took the information in the BSD-init hint and some existing Slackware init scripts and wrote/adapted my own. I wanted a better understanding of the boot process and for me it was easier to wrap my head around the BSD style scripts. > If you think it an error in the basic install, it's pretty easy to back > up your system as is if you have partionable space left . I do this > often and I can clone an os and boot the clone in a few minutes. Then > you could modify the clone to "Book" and see if the problem is due to > your modifications or an install problem. Good idea, I'll give that a shot and see if there are any differences. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
