Re: linux 2.4.18 fails to load static /sbin/init

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Fri Mar 08 2002 - 12:34:53 EST


> I noticed this problem when trying to boot 2.4.18 on a Netra t1 200.
> Basically what will happen is the kernel will mount / read-only, then try
> to load /sbin/init, at which point it hangs. If I a dynamically linked
> wrapper around /sbin/init then all is happy and the system boots fine.
>
> Any ideas or clues?

Known bug with sparc + static binaries. Use 2.4.19pre1, or if you want
2.4.18 just extract the binary loader patch from 2.4.19pre1
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