On Tue, 11 Sep 2007, Jim Cromie wrote: > Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > (sort of a continuation of a thread on the fedora list, but that > > particular issue was resolved so i can, in good conscience, start with > > a related but fresh topic here.) > > > > how can i make the execution of the initramfs "nash" script "init" > > as verbose as possible? in the standard fedora kernels, the external > > initrd file associated with each kernel is, in fact, an initramfs cpio > > image, which has as its executable "init" program a "nash" script that > > begins: > > > > mount -t proc /proc /proc > > setquiet > > echo Mounting proc filesystem > > echo Mounting sysfs filesystem > > mount -t sysfs /sys /sys > > echo Creating /dev > > ... > > > > now apparently the internal "setquiet" command causes the echo > > commands to not generate any output, but i *want* to see that output, > > so i went pawing thru the nash code to find the routine that allegedly > > processes that command: > > can you not unpack the initrd, edit out the line, then repack it ? sure, but that wasn't the question. the question is, can i do this *without* doing all that work? and the answer i've been given is, yes, if i just remove the "quiet" boot-time parameter -- doing that allegedly de-activates the "setquiet" nash command, which then allows the nash output to be dumped to the console. i haven't had a chance to test this yet, so if someone else wants to try it, i'd be interested in hearing if this works. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca ======================================================================== -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
