[BusyBox] Problem with starting the init process

[Erik Andersen]

On Fri Oct 18, 2002 at 07:10:54PM +0530, k.s.sathish at delphiauto.com wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> I am new to this group. I am working on porting Linux kernel 2.4.18, to a
> Aspen/Tahoe board.
> 
> I have the kernel up and running with the bash prompt. ( from bash-2.05b).
> 
> As a next step i wanted to use busybox, hence i downloaded version
> busybox-0.60.4 and placed all the binaries in the ramdisk.
> 
> When the point comes to /sbin/init , i see no output on my console.
> 
> I am attaching my /etc/inittab file .
> 
> # This is run first except when booting in single-user mode.
> #::sysinit:/etc/inIt.d/rcS
> console:3:initdefault:
> console::sysinit:/bin/bash
> ttySC1::askfirst:-/bin/sh
> tty::askfirst:-/bin/sh
> tty1::askfirst:-/bin/

Please read the section on 'init' in the busybox documentation.
It explains the valid syntax for inittab files when using busybox
init.  Things like "initdefault" won't work.  Instead of using
"console", just leave that blank.  You also do not want to run a
shell on "tty".

 -Erik

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