Re: [rtl] Re: QNX style sysinit

[SteenbeckDigital <steenbeckdigital@compuserve.com>]

 Robert> We are currently struggling through Linux's convoluted
 Robert> startup and shutdown sequencing for one of our embedded
 Robert> RTLinux projects.

 Robert> We long for something like exists in the QNX OS.  There all
 Robert> the startup info is contained in a single script.  While this
 Robert> maybe less flexible than the current Linux scheme, it is much
 Robert> better suited to an embedded system.

Me> Take a SuSe boot-CD, check for the rescue initrd.
Me> There should be two of them, one for floppy and one for CD.
Me> Everything is simply done in /etc/rc. Patch it, compress it, boot it.
Me> As everything goes to RAM it boots fast and can be powered off
Me> when ever you like :) We use something like this on our HD recorder
Me> very succesfull for 3 years now.
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