Ok, it has been suggested elsewhere that we (we being empeg addon developers) come to a standard on the pre player enviornment. I'd like to start with some ideas, and expand it to an overall standard.

First. We need one simple init that looks to the standard file location to run.

Second. We need some sort of specific system for what should be started first, etc. A system has been suggested similar to the standard S and K links in modern distributuions. It has also been suggested to have "run levels". Ideas for this would be one for home, and others for the multiple car IDs from the tuner, plus probably at least 2 openended ones. Overall total is going to be high depending if it is decided to support the multiple car IDs.

Third. All the scripts should be on /drive0 somewhere, or the unformatted 32 meg partition. This basicially also covers where programs should also be installed. Putting them on /drive0 should allow for enough space in the future, and recovery form an .upgrade run. A simple copy of the init would restore everything idealially. For more space, a link could be made to drive1 if on a multi drive system.

That should get the discussion started. A standard will definitly help, as work can then be started on things like automated installers, so that people who don't know linux can easially add things onto the empeg.