Re: getting usb mass storage to finish before running init?

From: der . eremit
Date: Thu Feb 12 2004 - 21:10:06 EST


On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 03:00:21 +0100, you wrote in linux.kernel:

> I can put a sleep in there but that is sloppy, and can not really be
> relied apon (since technically there is no way I can know how long the
> detection phase will take), and also I may be waisting time (which I don't
> want to, I want a fast booting router).

Check available devices for root filesystem (in case you're booting
from IDE). If it's not there, wait a moment, then look for additional
devices. If nothing shows up, repeat.

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Ciao,
Pascal
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