Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:55:08 -0700 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: anti_spamsys@yahoo.com Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: compiling root filesystem into kernel (preferably tmpfs root filesystem) Message-ID: <49de529c.UkvqMSxncVbt/6KA%perryh@pluto.rain.com> In-Reply-To: <104771.62272.qm@web37103.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <104771.62272.qm@web37103.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Travis Daygale <anti_spamsys@yahoo.com> wrote: > I have built a root image that I put in the kernel as described in > the Nov 2006 post. ?My UFS root image consists of /sbin/init, > where init is a statically compiled C program that just spits out > "Hello world" and sleeps, this binary runs fine under FBSD. ?At > this point, I have the kernel booting but it panics because it > says it can't find init.... ?Hmmm... ?I believe (haven't had time > to test) that it is finding root? Yes, if it gets to the point of "can't find init" it has already successfully mounted the root filesystem (although, perhaps, not the *intended* root filesystem).
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