Joachim Wiberg
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When setting up a new system with Finit it is very common to make small logical mistakes that cause "hangs" at boot. This is when Finit waits for 180 sec. for run/tasks to complete before moving to the configured runlevel. This patch adds console input monitoring during bootstrap wait that allows users to press Ctrl-C to skip waiting and proceed to the configured runlevel. When Ctrl-C is detected, all incomplete run/task/services are logged to syslog for later troubleshooting after login. Signed-off-by: Joachim Wiberg <troglobit@gmail.com>
Finit is an alternative to SysV init and systemd, focused on small and embedded Linux systems, although fully usable on server and desktop systems.
Reverse engineered from the EeePC fastinit
"gaps filled with frog DNA …"
— Claudio Matsuoka
For detailed information, explore our extensive documentation
📚 https://troglobit.github.io/finit/
For working examples, see the 🚀 contrib/ section or these tutorials:
- 🛠️ Buildroot embedded Linux,
- 📦 Debian GNU/Linux,
- ⛰️ Alpine Linux, and
- 🌌 Void Linux
Note
Support for various Linux distributions does not mean Finit installs easily on all architectures. Bundled install scripts are examples for standard installations, tested on amd64 (x86_64) systems. Custom setups, e.g., for embedded systems, can be found in the following Buildroot based examples: myLinux, Infix, or the plain br2-finit-demo.