try to swich_root into the rootfs

README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 # Chrome OS RMA Shim Bootloader
 
-This is a set of scripts for patching a Chrome OS RMA shim to serve as a bootloader for a standard Linux disto.
+This is a set of scripts for patching a Chrome OS RMA shim to serve as a bootloader for a standard Linux disto.
+
+## Current Development Roadmap:
+- ~~build the image automatically~~
+- ~~boot to a shell~~
+- switch_root into an actual rootfs
+- start X11 in the actual rootfs
+- ui improvements in the bootloader

bootloader/bin/bootstrap.sh

@@ -38,16 +38,56 @@ find_rootfs_partitions() {
     if [ ! "${partitions}" ]; then
       continue
     fi
-    echo $partitions
+    echo "${disk}${partitions}"
   done
 }
 
+#from original bootstrap.sh
+move_mounts() {
+  local BASE_MOUNTS="/sys /proc /dev"
+  local NEWROOT_MNT="$1"
+  for mnt in $BASE_MOUNTS; do
+    # $mnt is a full path (leading '/'), so no '/' joiner
+    mkdir -p "$NEWROOT_MNT$mnt"
+    mount -n -o move "$mnt" "$NEWROOT_MNT$mnt"
+  done
+}
+
+#from original bootstrap.sh
+use_new_root() {
+  local NEWROOT_MNT="$1"
+  move_mounts $NEWROOT_MNT
+  # Chroot into newroot, erase the contents of the old /, and exec real init.
+  echo "About to switch root... Check VT2/3/4 if you stuck for a long time."
+  # If you have problem getting console after switch_root, try to debug by:
+  #  1. Try a simple shell.
+  #     exec <"${TTY}" >"${TTY}" 2>&1
+  #     exec switch_root "${NEWROOT_MNT}" /bin/sh
+  #  2. Try to invoke factory installer directly
+  #     exec switch_root "${NEWROOT_MNT}" /usr/sbin/factory_shim_service.sh
+  # -v prints upstart info in kmsg (available in INFO_TTY).
+  exec switch_root "${NEWROOT_MNT}" /sbin/init
+}
+
 main() {
   echo "...:::||| Bootstrapping ChromeOS Factory Shim |||:::..."
   echo "TTY: ${TTY}, LOG: ${LOG_TTY}, echo: ${echo_TTY}, DEBUG: ${DEBUG_TTY}"
   echo "idk please work"
+
+  sleep 5
   
-  find_rootfs_partitions
+  local rootfs_partitions=$(find_rootfs_partitions)
+  for rootfs_partition in $rootfs_partitions; do
+    local IFS=: read -r part_path part_name <<< $rootfs_partition
+    echo "found bootable partition ${part_path}: ${part_name}"
+  done
+  
+  sleep 5
+
+  mkdir /newroot
+  mount /dev/sda4 /newroot
+  use_new_root /newroot
+
   enable_debug_console "/dev/pts/0"
 }
 

build.sh

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fi
 . ./build_image.sh
 
 print_help() {
-  echo "Usage: ./build.sh output_path shim_path"
+  echo "Usage: ./build.sh output_path shim_path rootfs_dir"
 }
 
 check_deps() {
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ fi
 
 output_path=$(realpath "${1}")
 shim_path=$(realpath "${2}")
+rootfs_dir=$(realpath "${3}")
 
 echo "created loop device for shim"
 shim_loop=$(create_loop "${shim_path}")
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ echo "patching initramfs"
 patch_initramfs $initramfs_dir
 
 echo "creating disk image"
-create_image $output_path 20 200
+create_image $output_path 20 1200
 
 echo "creating loop device for the image"
 image_loop=$(create_loop ${output_path})
@@ -96,10 +97,6 @@ echo "creating partitions on the disk image"
 create_partitions $image_loop "${kernel_dir}/kernel.bin"
 
 echo "copying data into the image"
-rootfs_dir=/tmp/rootfs
-rm $rootfs_dir -rf 
-mkdir $rootfs_dir
-touch $rootfs_dir/testfile
 populate_partitions $image_loop $initramfs_dir $rootfs_dir
 
 echo "cleaning up loop devices"