Topic: Which boot script to use for modprobe etc.?

[levien]

Hello everyone,

I posted this question to the contribs forum, but didn't get any reply, so I'll try here instead.
What would be the best way to load kernel modules and do other custom boot-time stuff in SME 7.x? In the past (SME 5.6) I manually added things to the /etc/rc.d/rc.local script. Is it wise to keep doing this, or would it be better to put such things into a template fragment for one of the other init scripts (and if so, which one)?

I basically need to start a small non-standard script which sets up our DSL connection, and I also need to insert a few kernel modules that are not loaded automagically (the padlock and via_rng modules for hardware encryption support on VIA C7 processors).

Thanks!
Levien

[CharlieBrady]

What would be the best way to load kernel modules and do other custom boot-time stuff in SME 7.x? In the past (SME 5.6) I manually added things to the /etc/rc.d/rc.local script.

You would have lost your customisations any time that /etc/rc.d/rc.local was updated.

What you should do is add one or more scripts named Snnxxxx into the /etc/e-smith/events/local directory.

What is special about your DSL modem that it needs different initialisation?

[levien]

You would have lost your customisations any time that /etc/rc.d/rc.local was updated.

Apparently I have been lucky so far, as that has never happened. But I thought as much...

What you should do is add one or more scripts named Snnxxxx into the /etc/e-smith/events/local directory.

OK, I will try that. Thanks for the advice!

What is special about your DSL modem that it needs different initialisation?

It's old. I have to set up a PPTP connection to the modem, which is then used as the external interface. I use the ancient adsl4linux package for that. I know I should probably get another modem one of these days, buf for now this works just fine...

Thanks!
Levien

[levien]

What you should do is add one or more scripts named Snnxxxx into the /etc/e-smith/events/local directory.

Hmm, I tried that, but it doesn't seem to work.
I mimicked the other scripts in this dir, so my script is called /etc/e-smith/events/actions/custom-setup-via and looks like this:

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#!/bin/sh

# Custom initialisation stuff for the VIA C7

exec /sbin/modprobe via_rng
exec /sbin/modprobe padlock
exec echo ondemand >/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor


I then created a symlink to the above at /etc/e-smith/events/local/S60custom-setup-via. I tried both a reboot and signalling a "local" event, but the script never seems to be executed. What am I doing wrong?

Best regards,
Levien

[CharlieBrady]

What you should do is add one or more scripts named Snnxxxx into the /etc/e-smith/events/local directory.

Hmm, I tried that, but it doesn't seem to work.
I mimicked the other scripts in this dir, so my script is called /etc/e-smith/events/actions/custom-setup-via and looks like this:

Code: [Select]


#!/bin/sh

# Custom initialisation stuff for the VIA C7

exec /sbin/modprobe via_rng
exec /sbin/modprobe padlock
exec echo ondemand >/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor


I then created a symlink to the above at /etc/e-smith/events/local/S60custom-setup-via. I tried both a reboot and signalling a "local" event, but the script never seems to be executed. What am I doing wrong?

'exec' never returns. So you ran modprobe via_rng, but not the rest of your script.

[levien]

'exec' never returns. So you ran modprobe via_rng, but not the rest of your script.

Oops, you can tell I'm not a very experience shell script programmer...
It now works as expected, thanks!

-L.