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Subject: Re: linux 2.4.18 fails to load static /sbin/init
To: androsyn@ratbox.org (Aaron Sethman)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 17:34:53 +0000 (GMT)
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0203081218200.6974-100000@simon.ratbox.org> from "Aaron Sethman" at Mar 08, 2002 12:20:12 PM
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> 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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