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o Make finit-alt.c the new finit.c, save old finit.c as finit-org.c o Keep original finit-alt.c for reference. o Update README and ChangeLog with direction of this fork o Correct ChangeLog date for v0.1 and set release date for the 0.6-pre release to 20100614, which is the last commit by the original author. o Add standard LICENSE file for MIT License o Add standard AUTHORS file to document history of project o Bump version to 1.0-pre to distance fork from original Signed-off-by: Joachim Nilsson <troglobit@gmail.com>
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Finit -- A reimplementation of the EeePC SysV init replacement "fastinit"
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Finit is a reimplementation of the EeePC "fastinit" program based on its
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system calls with gaps filled with frog DNA.
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Finit's original purpose was to build upon the general workings of the
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EeePC fastinit and improve/optimize it for Xandros or alternative
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distributions running on the Eeepc. However, focus has now shifted to
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small embedded Linux systems and headless miniature servers with a need
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for extremely fast boot.
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Nevertheless, finit comes in three flavors:
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o finit-org is a replica of the Asus fastinit,
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o finit-mod is an improved drop-in replacement for fastinit, and
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o finit is a generic replacement for other systems.
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Finit-mod and finit (previously finit-alt) were much improved with
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patches from Metalshark.
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See the GitHub project's Wiki at https://github.com/troglobit/finit, or
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the original author's home page at http://helllabs.org/finit/ for more
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information.
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Usage scenarios
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1. Provide an extremely fine tuned and fast boot on embedded systems or
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Linux distributions for the EeePC or other netbooks. (finit)
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2. Replace the original Eeepc 702 fastinit (finit-mod)
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3. Provide a reverse engineered document of the original EeePC fastinit
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implementation. (finit-org)
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Finit is distribution-specific. Currently it generates a finit-mdv
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executable for Mandriva 2008/2008.1 systems. Smurfy ported it to
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eeeXubuntu, and parts of his port have been merged to finit.
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Finit features
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Finit reads configuration information from /etc/finit.conf. See the
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source code for available options.
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Rebooting and halting
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---------------------
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Finit handles SIGUSR1 and SIGUSR2 for reboot and halt, and listens to
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/dev/initctl so standard Linux reboot and halt commands should also
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work.
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Debugging
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---------
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Add finit_debug to the kernel parameter line to enable trace messages
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and to run a shell after the X server.
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