Re: Could not find the source code for "/sbin/init".

[Pete Popov <ppopov@pacbell.net>]

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