* Add the module tools, util-linux and the kernel modules to the

initrd.  Of course, the next step is to only add the kernel modules
  that we're going to need.

svn path=/nixu/trunk/; revision=6934

test/boot-stage-1-init.sh

@@ -9,10 +9,25 @@ echo
 export PATH=/empty
 for i in @path@; do
     PATH=$PATH:$i/bin
+    if test -e $i/sbin; then
+        PATH=$PATH:$i/sbin
+    fi
 done
 
+# Mount special file systems.
+mkdir /etc # to shut up mount
+touch /etc/fstab # idem
+mkdir /proc
+mount -t proc proc /proc
+mkdir /sys
+mount -t sysfs sys /sys
+
 # Create device nodes in /dev.
 source @makeDevices@
 
+# Load some kernel modules.
+export MODULE_DIR=@kernel@
+modprobe ide_disk
+
 # Start an interactive shell.
 exec @shell@

test/boot-stage-1.nix

@@ -4,14 +4,18 @@
 # the second boot stage.  The closure of the result of this expression
 # is supposed to be put into an initial RAM disk (initrd).
 
-{genericSubstituter, shell, staticTools}:
+{ genericSubstituter, shell, staticTools
+, module_init_tools, utillinux, kernel
+}:
 
 genericSubstituter {
   src = ./boot-stage-1-init.sh;
   isExecutable = true;
-  inherit shell;
+  inherit shell kernel;
   path = [
     staticTools
+    module_init_tools
+    utillinux
   ];
   makeDevices = ./make-devices.sh;
 }

test/rescue-system.nix

@@ -14,10 +14,18 @@ rec {
   bash = pkgs.bash;
 
 
+  # Determine the set of modules that we need to mount the root FS.
+  modulesClosure = import ./modules-closure.nix {
+    inherit (pkgs) stdenv kernel;
+    rootModules = "ide-cd";
+  };
+
+
   # The init script of boot stage 1 (loading kernel modules for
   # mounting the root FS).
   bootStage1 = import ./boot-stage-1.nix {
-    inherit (pkgs) genericSubstituter;
+    inherit (pkgs) genericSubstituter
+      module_init_tools utillinux kernel;
     shell = stdenvLinuxStuff.bootstrapTools.bash;
     staticTools = stdenvLinuxStuff.staticTools;
   };