Steven Liu wrote:
> Hi ALL:
>
> As we know, the function init( ) in main.c is
>
> static int init(void * unused)
> {
> lock_kernel();
> do_basic_setup();
> free_initmem();
> unlock_kernel();
>
> if (open("/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
> printk("Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
>
> (void) dup(0);
> (void) dup(0);
>
>
> if (execute_command)
> execve(execute_command,argv_init,envp_init);
>
> execve("/sbin/init",argv_init,envp_init); //<--- problem
>
> execve("/etc/init",argv_init,envp_init);
> execve("/bin/init",argv_init,envp_init);
> execve("/bin/sh",argv_init,envp_init);
> panic("No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel.");
> }
>
> The system call execve("/sbin/init",argv_init,envp_init) will start a
> background process.
> In my case, it could not start the process, that is, system hangs there
> and
> execve("/etc/init",argv_init,envp_init) could not be executed.
>
>
> Could you tell me where could I find the source code for the executable
> /sbin/init?
>
> Thank you very much for your help.
/sbin/init is part of the SysVInit package.
Your problem is most likely NOT with /sbin/init itself. I would start by loading
sash first; if that works, try a static bash; if that works, try a dynamically
linked bash.
Pete
