[BRLTTY] FC5

Lars Bjørndal lars.bjorndal at broadpark.no
Fri May 19 05:29:57 EDT 2006


Dave Mielke <dave at mielke.cc> writes:

> [quoted lines by Lars Bjørndal on 2006/05/12 at 08:58 +0200]
>
>>I've just upgraded to FC5 on a pc. It's not longer possible to have
>>'/binbrltty' as the second line in the file '/etc/rc.sysinit'. I put
>>it at the end, and then, BRLTTY started. How early is it possible to
>>have BRLTTY in the file?
>
> What happens? Do you get no braille, or do you end up with several brlttys all
> running at once?

Just one BRLTTY after starting it up manually.

> Could you sned me a copy of your rc.sysinit so that I can have a look at it?

Yes, look below.

> One possibility is that there are lines like this near the beginning:
>
>    # Rerun ourselves through initlog
>    if [ -z "$IN_INITLOG" -a -x /sbin/initlog ]; then
>        exec /sbin/initlog -r /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
>    fi

There isn't sucha a line.

Q: What about the error message 

   'brltty: cannot set working directory: /bin/brltty: Not a directory'

Here comes the file rc.sysinit:
#!/bin/bash
#
# /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit - run once at boot time
#
# Taken in part from Miquel van Smoorenburg's bcheckrc.
#
/usr/bin/brltty
HOSTNAME=`/bin/hostname`
HOSTTYPE=`uname -m`
unamer=`uname -r`

if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/network ]; then
    . /etc/sysconfig/network
fi
if [ -z "$HOSTNAME" -o "$HOSTNAME" = "(none)" ]; then
    HOSTNAME=localhost
fi

if [ ! -e /proc/mounts ]; then 
	mount -n -t proc /proc /proc
	mount -n -t sysfs /sys /sys >/dev/null 2>&1
fi
if [ ! -d /proc/bus/usb ]; then
	modprobe usbcore >/dev/null 2>&1 && mount -n -t usbfs /proc/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb
else
	mount -n -t usbfs /proc/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb
fi
 
. /etc/init.d/functions

# Check SELinux status
selinuxfs=`LC_ALL=C awk '/ selinuxfs / { print $2 }' /proc/mounts`
SELINUX_STATE=
if [ -n "$selinuxfs" ] && [ "`cat /proc/self/attr/current`" != "kernel" ]; then
	if [ -r $selinuxfs/enforce ] ; then
		SELINUX_STATE=`cat $selinuxfs/enforce`
	else
		# assume enforcing if you can't read it
		SELINUX_STATE=1
	fi
fi

if [ -n "$SELINUX_STATE" -a -x /sbin/restorecon ] && LC_ALL=C fgrep -q " /dev " /proc/mounts ; then
	/sbin/restorecon  -R /dev 2>/dev/null
fi

disable_selinux() {
	echo "*** Warning -- SELinux is active"
	echo "*** Disabling security enforcement for system recovery."
	echo "*** Run 'setenforce 1' to reenable."
	echo "0" > $selinuxfs/enforce
}

relabel_selinux() {
    if [ -x /usr/bin/rhgb-client ] && /usr/bin/rhgb-client --ping ; then
	chvt 1
    fi
    # if /sbin/init is not labeled correctly this process is running in the 
    # wrong context, so a reboot will be reuired after relabel
    REBOOTFLAG=`restorecon -v /sbin/init`
    . /etc/selinux/config
    echo "
         *** Warning -- SELinux ${SELINUXTYPE} policy relabel is required. ***
         *** Relabelling could take a very long time, depending on file    ***
         *** system size and speed of hard drives.                         ***
	 "
    echo "0" > $selinuxfs/enforce
    /sbin/fixfiles restore > /dev/null 2>&1 
    rm -f  /.autorelabel 
    if [ ! -z "$REBOOTFLAG" ]; then 
		echo $"Automatic reboot in progress."
		reboot -f
    fi
    echo $SELINUX_STATE > $selinuxfs/enforce
    if [ -x /usr/bin/rhgb-client ] && /usr/bin/rhgb-client --ping ; then
	chvt 8
    fi
}

if [ "$CONSOLETYPE" = "vt" -a -x /sbin/setsysfont ]; then
   /sbin/setsysfont
fi

# Print a text banner.
echo -en $"\t\tWelcome to "
read -r redhat_release < /etc/redhat-release
if [[ "$redhat_release" =~ "Red Hat" ]]; then
 [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && echo -en "\\033[0;31m"
 echo -en "Red Hat"
 [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && echo -en "\\033[0;39m"
 PRODUCT=`sed "s/Red Hat \(.*\) release.*/\1/" /etc/redhat-release`
 echo " $PRODUCT"
elif [[ "$redhat_release" =~ "Fedora" ]]; then
 [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && echo -en "\\033[0;34m"
 echo -en "Fedora"
 [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && echo -en "\\033[0;39m"
 PRODUCT=`sed "s/Fedora \(.*\) release.*/\1/" /etc/redhat-release`
 echo " $PRODUCT"
else
 PRODUCT=`sed "s/ release.*//g" /etc/redhat-release`
 echo "$PRODUCT"
fi
if [ "$PROMPT" != "no" ]; then
 echo -en $"\t\tPress 'I' to enter interactive startup."
 echo
fi

# Set the system clock.
update_boot_stage RCclock
ARC=0
SRM=0
UTC=0

if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/clock ]; then
   . /etc/sysconfig/clock

   # convert old style clock config to new values
   if [ "${CLOCKMODE}" = "GMT" ]; then
      UTC=true
   elif [ "${CLOCKMODE}" = "ARC" ]; then
      ARC=true
   fi
fi

CLOCKDEF=""
CLOCKFLAGS="$CLOCKFLAGS --hctosys"

case "$UTC" in
    yes|true)	CLOCKFLAGS="$CLOCKFLAGS --utc"
		CLOCKDEF="$CLOCKDEF (utc)" ;;
    no|false)	CLOCKFLAGS="$CLOCKFLAGS --localtime"
		CLOCKDEF="$CLOCKDEF (localtime)" ;;
esac
case "$ARC" in
    yes|true)	CLOCKFLAGS="$CLOCKFLAGS --arc"
		CLOCKDEF="$CLOCKDEF (arc)" ;;
esac
case "$SRM" in
    yes|true)	CLOCKFLAGS="$CLOCKFLAGS --srm"
		CLOCKDEF="$CLOCKDEF (srm)" ;;
esac

/sbin/hwclock $CLOCKFLAGS

action $"Setting clock $CLOCKDEF: `date`" /bin/true

# Fix console loglevel
if [ -n "$LOGLEVEL" ]; then
	/bin/dmesg -n $LOGLEVEL
fi


# Only read this once.
cmdline=$(cat /proc/cmdline)

# Initialize hardware
if [ -f /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe ]; then
   if ! strstr "$cmdline" nomodules && [ -f /proc/modules ] ; then
       sysctl -w kernel.modprobe="/sbin/modprobe" >/dev/null 2>&1
   else
       # We used to set this to NULL, but that causes 'failed to exec' messages"
       sysctl -w kernel.modprobe="/bin/true" >/dev/null 2>&1
   fi
fi

touch /dev/.in_sysinit >/dev/null 2>&1

killall nash-hotplug >/dev/null 2>&1
/sbin/start_udev

# Load other user-defined modules
for file in /etc/sysconfig/modules/*.modules ; do
  [ -x $file ] && $file
done

# Load modules (for backward compatibility with VARs)
if [ -f /etc/rc.modules ]; then
	/etc/rc.modules
fi

# Start the graphical boot, if necessary; /usr may not be mounted yet, so we
# may have to do this again after mounting
RHGB_STARTED=0
mount -n /dev/pts >/dev/null 2>&1
[ -n "$SELINUX_STATE" ] && restorecon /dev/pts >/dev/null 2>&1

if strstr "$cmdline" rhgb && ! strstr "$cmdline" early-login && [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" -a "$GRAPHICAL" = "yes" -a -x /usr/bin/rhgb ]; then
   LC_MESSAGES= /usr/bin/rhgb
   RHGB_STARTED=1
fi

# Configure kernel parameters
update_boot_stage RCkernelparam
sysctl -e -p /etc/sysctl.conf >/dev/null 2>&1

if [ "$CONSOLETYPE" = "vt" -a -x /bin/loadkeys ]; then
 KEYTABLE=
 KEYMAP=
 if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/console/default.kmap ]; then
  KEYMAP=/etc/sysconfig/console/default.kmap
 else
  if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/keyboard ]; then
    . /etc/sysconfig/keyboard
  fi
  if [ -n "$KEYTABLE" -a -d "/lib/kbd/keymaps" ]; then
     KEYMAP="$KEYTABLE.map"
  fi
 fi
 if [ -n "$KEYMAP" ]; then 
  if [ -n "$KEYTABLE" ]; then
    echo -n $"Loading default keymap ($KEYTABLE): "
  else
    echo -n $"Loading default keymap: "
  fi
  loadkeys -u $KEYMAP < /dev/tty0 > /dev/tty0 2>/dev/null && \
     success $"Loading default keymap" || failure $"Loading default keymap"
  echo
 fi
fi

# Set the hostname.
update_boot_stage RChostname
action $"Setting hostname ${HOSTNAME}: " hostname ${HOSTNAME}

# Initialize ACPI bits
if [ -d /proc/acpi ]; then
    for module in /lib/modules/$unamer/kernel/drivers/acpi/* ; do
        module=${module##*/}
        module=${module%.ko}
        modprobe $module >/dev/null 2>&1
    done
fi
										
# configure all zfcp (scsi over fibrechannel) devices before trying to mount them
# zfcpconf.sh exists only on mainframe
[ -x /sbin/zfcpconf.sh ] && /sbin/zfcpconf.sh

# RAID setup
update_boot_stage RCraid
echo "raidautorun /dev/md0" | nash --quiet
if [ -f /etc/mdadm.conf ]; then
    /sbin/mdadm -A -s
fi

# Device mapper & related initialization
if ! LC_ALL=C fgrep -q "device-mapper" /proc/devices 2>/dev/null ; then
	modprobe dm-mod >/dev/null 2>&1
fi
echo "mkdmnod" | /sbin/nash --quiet >/dev/null 2>&1
[ -n "$SELINUX_STATE" ] && restorecon /dev/mapper/control >/dev/null 2>&1
    
if [ -c /dev/mapper/control ]; then
        if [ -f /etc/multipath.conf -a -x /sbin/multipath.static ] ; then
		modprobe dm-multipath > /dev/null 2>&1
		/sbin/multipath.static -v 0
		if [ -x /sbin/kpartx ]; then
			/sbin/dmsetup ls --target multipath --exec "/sbin/kpartx -a"
		fi
	fi
	
	if [ -x /sbin/dmraid ]; then
		modprobe dm-mirror >/dev/null 2>&1
		for x in $(/sbin/dmraid -ay -t --ignorelocking 2>/dev/null | egrep -iv "no block devices found|No RAID disks" | awk -F ':' '{ print $1 }') ; do
			dmname=$(resolve_dm_name $x)
			if [ -z "$dmname" ]; then
				/sbin/dmraid -ay --ignorelocking "$x"
			fi
		done
	fi
	
	if [ -x /sbin/lvm.static ]; then
		if /sbin/lvm.static vgscan --mknodes --ignorelockingfailure > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
			action $"Setting up Logical Volume Management:" /sbin/lvm.static vgchange -a y --ignorelockingfailure
		fi
	fi
fi

if [ -f /fastboot ] || strstr "$cmdline" fastboot ; then
	fastboot=yes
fi

if [ -f /fsckoptions ]; then
	fsckoptions=`cat /fsckoptions`
fi

if [ -f /forcefsck ] || strstr "$cmdline" forcefsck ; then
	fsckoptions="-f $fsckoptions"
elif [ -f /.autofsck ]; then
	[ -f /etc/sysconfig/autofsck ] && . /etc/sysconfig/autofsck
	if [ "$AUTOFSCK_DEF_CHECK" = "yes" ]; then
		AUTOFSCK_OPT="$AUTOFSCK_OPT -f"
	fi
	fsckoptions="$AUTOFSCK_OPT $fsckoptions"
fi

if [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ]; then
	fsckoptions="-C $fsckoptions"
else
	fsckoptions="-V $fsckoptions"
fi

if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/readonly-root ]; then
    . /etc/sysconfig/readonly-root

    if [ "$READONLY" = "yes" ]; then
        # Call rc.readonly to set up magic stuff needed for readonly root
        . /etc/rc.readonly
    fi
fi
 
_RUN_QUOTACHECK=0
if [ -z "$fastboot" -a "$READONLY" != "yes" ]; then

        STRING=$"Checking filesystems"
	echo $STRING
	if [ "${RHGB_STARTED}" != "0" -a -w /etc/rhgb/temp/rhgb-console ]; then
		fsck -T -t noopts=_netdev -A -a $fsckoptions > /etc/rhgb/temp/rhgb-console
	else
		fsck -T -t noopts=_netdev -A -a $fsckoptions
	fi
	rc=$?
	
	if [ "$rc" -eq "0" ]; then
		success "$STRING"
		echo
	elif [ "$rc" -eq "1" ]; then
	        passed "$STRING"
		echo
	elif [ "$rc" -eq "2" -o "$rc" -eq "3" ]; then 
		echo $"Unmounting file systems"
		umount -a
		mount -n -o remount,ro /
		echo $"Automatic reboot in progress."
		reboot -f
        fi
	
        # A return of 4 or higher means there were serious problems.
	if [ $rc -gt 1 ]; then
	        if [ -x /usr/bin/rhgb-client ] && /usr/bin/rhgb-client --ping ; then
		    chvt 1
		fi

		failure "$STRING"
		echo
		echo
		echo $"*** An error occurred during the file system check."
		echo $"*** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot"
		echo $"*** when you leave the shell."

                str=$"(Repair filesystem)"
		PS1="$str \# # "; export PS1
		[ "$SELINUX_STATE" = "1" ] && disable_selinux
		sulogin

		echo $"Unmounting file systems"
		umount -a
		mount -n -o remount,ro /
		echo $"Automatic reboot in progress."
		reboot -f
	elif [ "$rc" -eq "1" ]; then
		_RUN_QUOTACHECK=1
	fi
	if [ -f /.autofsck -a -x /usr/bin/rhgb-client ] && /usr/bin/rhgb-client --ping ; then
		chvt 8
    	fi
fi

# Unmount the initrd, if necessary
if LC_ALL=C fgrep -q /initrd /proc/mounts && ! LC_ALL=C fgrep -q /initrd/loopfs /proc/mounts ; then
   umount /initrd
   /sbin/blockdev --flushbufs /dev/ram0 >/dev/null 2>&1
fi
                                                                                
# Update quotas if necessary
if [ X"$_RUN_QUOTACHECK" = X1 -a -x /sbin/quotacheck ]; then
	if [ -x /sbin/convertquota ]; then
	    # try to convert old quotas
	    for mountpt in `LC_ALL=C awk '$4 ~ /quota/{print $2}' /etc/mtab` ; do
		if [ -f "$mountpt/quota.user" ]; then
		    action $"Converting old user quota files: " \
		    /sbin/convertquota -u $mountpt && \
			rm -f $mountpt/quota.user
		fi
		if [ -f "$mountpt/quota.group" ]; then
		    action $"Converting old group quota files: " \
		    /sbin/convertquota -g $mountpt && \
			rm -f $mountpt/quota.group
		fi
	    done
	fi
	action $"Checking local filesystem quotas: " /sbin/quotacheck -aRnug
fi

# Remount the root filesystem read-write.
update_boot_stage RCmountfs
state=`LC_ALL=C awk '/ \/ / && ($3 !~ /rootfs/) { print $4 }' /proc/mounts`
[ "$state" != "rw" -a "$READONLY" != "yes" ] && \
  action $"Remounting root filesystem in read-write mode: " mount -n -o remount,rw /

# Clean up SELinux labels
if [ -n "$SELINUX_STATE" ]; then
   restorecon /etc/mtab /etc/ld.so.cache /etc/blkid.tab /etc/resolv.conf >/dev/null 2>&1
fi

# Clear mtab
(> /etc/mtab) &> /dev/null

# Remove stale backups
rm -f /etc/mtab~ /etc/mtab~~

# Enter mounted filesystems into /etc/mtab
mount -f /
mount -f /proc >/dev/null 2>&1
mount -f /sys >/dev/null 2>&1
mount -f /dev/pts >/dev/null 2>&1
mount -f /proc/bus/usb >/dev/null 2>&1

# Mount all other filesystems (except for NFS and /proc, which is already
# mounted). Contrary to standard usage,
# filesystems are NOT unmounted in single user mode.
action $"Mounting local filesystems: " mount -a -t nonfs,nfs4,smbfs,ncpfs,cifs,gfs -O no_netdev

if [ -x /sbin/quotaon ]; then
    action $"Enabling local filesystem quotas: " /sbin/quotaon -aug
fi

# Check to see if a full relabel is needed
if [ -n "$SELINUX_STATE" ]; then 
    if [ -f /.autorelabel ] || strstr "$cmdline" autorelabel ; then
	relabel_selinux
    fi
else
    if [ -d /etc/selinux ]; then
        [ -f /.autorelabel ] || touch /.autorelabel
    fi
fi


# Start the graphical boot, if necessary and not done yet.
if strstr "$cmdline" rhgb && ! strstr "$cmdline" early-login && [ "$RHGB_STARTED" -eq 0 -a "$BOOTUP" = "color" -a "$GRAPHICAL" = "yes" -a -x /usr/bin/rhgb ]; then
   LC_MESSAGES= /usr/bin/rhgb
   RHGB_STARTED=1
fi

# Initialize pseudo-random number generator
if [ -f "/var/lib/random-seed" ]; then
	cat /var/lib/random-seed > /dev/urandom
else
	touch /var/lib/random-seed
fi
chmod 600 /var/lib/random-seed
dd if=/dev/urandom of=/var/lib/random-seed count=1 bs=512 2>/dev/null

# Use the hardware RNG to seed the entropy pool, if available
#[ -x /sbin/rngd -a -c /dev/hw_random ] && rngd

# Configure machine if necessary.
if [ -f /.unconfigured ]; then
    if [ -x /usr/bin/rhgb-client ] && /usr/bin/rhgb-client --ping ; then
	chvt 1
    fi

    if [ -x /usr/bin/system-config-keyboard ]; then
	/usr/bin/system-config-keyboard
    fi
    if [ -x /usr/bin/passwd ]; then 
        /usr/bin/passwd root
    fi
    if [ -x /usr/sbin/netconfig ]; then
	/usr/sbin/netconfig
    fi
    if [ -x /usr/sbin/timeconfig ]; then
	/usr/sbin/timeconfig
    fi
    if [ -x /usr/sbin/authconfig ]; then
	/usr/sbin/authconfig --nostart
    fi
    if [ -x /usr/sbin/ntsysv ]; then
	/usr/sbin/ntsysv --level 35
    fi

    # Reread in network configuration data.
    if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/network ]; then
	. /etc/sysconfig/network

	# Reset the hostname.
	action $"Resetting hostname ${HOSTNAME}: " hostname ${HOSTNAME}
    fi

    rm -f /.unconfigured

    if [ -x /usr/bin/rhgb-client ] && /usr/bin/rhgb-client --ping ; then
	chvt 8
    fi
fi

# Clean out /.
rm -f /fastboot /fsckoptions /forcefsck /.autofsck /halt /poweroff &> /dev/null

# Do we need (w|u)tmpx files? We don't set them up, but the sysadmin might...
_NEED_XFILES=
[ -f /var/run/utmpx -o -f /var/log/wtmpx ] && _NEED_XFILES=1

# Clean up /var.  I'd use find, but /usr may not be mounted.
for afile in /var/lock/* /var/run/* ; do
	if [ -d "$afile" ]; then
	   case "$afile" in
		*/news|*/mon)	;;
		*/sudo)		rm -f $afile/*/* ;;
		*/vmware)	rm -rf $afile/*/* ;;
		*/samba)	rm -rf $afile/*/* ;;
		*/screen)	rm -rf $afile/* ;;
		*/cvs)		rm -rf $afile/* ;;
		*/dovecot)	rm -f $afile/*/* ;;
		*)		rm -f $afile/* ;;
	   esac
	else
	   rm -f $afile
	fi
done
rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db* &> /dev/null
rm -f /var/gdm/.gdmfifo &> /dev/null

# Reset pam_console permissions
[ -x /sbin/pam_console_apply ] && /sbin/pam_console_apply -r

{
# Clean up utmp/wtmp
> /var/run/utmp
touch /var/log/wtmp
chgrp utmp /var/run/utmp /var/log/wtmp
chmod 0664 /var/run/utmp /var/log/wtmp
if [ -n "$_NEED_XFILES" ]; then
  > /var/run/utmpx
  touch /var/log/wtmpx
  chgrp utmp /var/run/utmpx /var/log/wtmpx
  chmod 0664 /var/run/utmpx /var/log/wtmpx
fi

# Clean up various /tmp bits
[ -n "$SELINUX_STATE" ] && restorecon /tmp
rm -f /tmp/.X*-lock /tmp/.lock.* /tmp/.gdm_socket /tmp/.s.PGSQL.*
rm -rf /tmp/.X*-unix /tmp/.ICE-unix /tmp/.font-unix /tmp/hsperfdata_* \
       /tmp/kde-* /tmp/ksocket-* /tmp/mc-* /tmp/mcop-* /tmp/orbit-*  \
       /tmp/scrollkeeper-*  /tmp/ssh-* \
       /dev/.in_sysinit

# Make ICE directory
mkdir -m 1777 -p /tmp/.ICE-unix >/dev/null 2>&1
chown root:root /tmp/.ICE-unix
[ -n "$SELINUX_STATE" ] && restorecon /tmp/.ICE-unix >/dev/null 2>&1

#if [ -x /etc/init.d/diskdump ]; then
#	/etc/init.d/diskdump swapsavecore
#fi

# Start up swapping.
update_boot_stage RCswap
action $"Enabling swap space: " swapon -a -e

# Set up binfmt_misc
/bin/mount -t binfmt_misc none /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc > /dev/null 2>&1

# Initialize the serial ports.
if [ -f /etc/rc.serial ]; then
	. /etc/rc.serial
fi

# If they asked for ide-scsi, load it
if strstr "$cmdline" ide-scsi ; then
	modprobe ide-cd >/dev/null 2>&1
	modprobe ide-scsi >/dev/null 2>&1
fi

# Boot time profiles. Yes, this should be somewhere else.
if [ -x /usr/sbin/system-config-network-cmd ]; then
  if strstr "$cmdline" netprofile= ; then
    for arg in $cmdline ; do
        if [ "${arg##netprofile=}" != "${arg}" ]; then
	    /usr/sbin/system-config-network-cmd --profile ${arg##netprofile=}
        fi
    done
  fi
fi

# Now that we have all of our basic modules loaded and the kernel going,
# let's dump the syslog ring somewhere so we can find it later
dmesg -s 131072 > /var/log/dmesg

# create the crash indicator flag to warn on crashes, offer fsck with timeout
touch /.autofsck &> /dev/null

kill -TERM `/sbin/pidof getkey` >/dev/null 2>&1
} &
if strstr "$cmdline" confirm ; then
	touch /var/run/confirm
fi
if [ "$PROMPT" != "no" ]; then
	/sbin/getkey i && touch /var/run/confirm
fi
wait

# Let rhgb know that we're leaving rc.sysinit
if [ -x /usr/bin/rhgb-client ] && /usr/bin/rhgb-client --ping ; then
    /usr/bin/rhgb-client --sysinit
fi


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