On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Bruce Dubbs <bruce.du...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've been working on bootscripts. Basically, I'm rewriting them to get
> a better understanding. I may end up throwing them out completely but I
> want to discuss the issue of error handling.
>
> There are three bootscript files that use the
>
> read ENTER
>
> construct: checkfs, udev, and functions.
>
> In the case of functions, the construct is used in print_error_msg that
> is only called from the rc script. It is not a fatal function.
>
> In checkfs, the construct is called in three different places. In two
> places it is followed immediately by a halt and one place a reboot.
>
> In udev, the construct is called in two places. In both cases, it is
> followed by a halt.
>
> The question is how to handle these errors in a headless or keyboardless
> system. The problems identified are pretty serious and it's doubtful
> anything could be written to the disk.
>
> I'm thinking about moving the messages/halt/reboot to the functions
> script so they all can be handled in one place. If we then have the
> functions script do:
>
> [ -e /etc/sysconfig/init_params ] && . /etc/sysconfig/init_params
>
> then when we want to optionally stop for the user to read something:
>
> # Wait for the user by default
> [ "${HEADLESS=0}" = "0" ] && read ENTER
>
> To disable the need for a keyboard entry, the /etc/sysconfig/init_params
> file would define the following:
>
> HEADLESS=1
>
> --------
>
> The above would only apply to LFS bootscripts. I can't think of
> anything from BLFS or a third party that would need to stop the boot
> sequence to wait for the user to read a message.
>
> Should we integrate this into the LFS bootscripts?
>
> -- Bruce
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sounds like a sane approach.
BTW, In the far past, I recall it halting (w/o allowing us to
continue) with the stty sane. Never did understand why, but that
issue seemed to have evaporated.
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