#!/bin/sh
#chroot-startup
#change to a writeable directory
cd /usr/local/etc
#make the directory we'll chroot into, newroot
mkdir -p newroot
#change to newroot dir
cd /usr/local/etc/newroot
#DIRECTORIES
#find all the directories (and symlink directories) in the root dir
for i in /*; do if [ -d $i ]; then echo $i; fi; done>/tmp/chrootdirs
#find all the firmware partitions mounted in /etc/fstab
grep /dev/mtdblock /etc/fstab | cut -f 2 >> /tmp/chrootdirs
#make empty dirs for overmounting
while read i; do mkdir -p `echo $i | cut -c 2-`; done < /tmp/chrootdirs
#FILES
#find all the files (and symlink files) in the root dir
for i in /*; do if [ ! -d $i ]; then echo $i; fi; done>/tmp/chrootfiles
#make empty files for overmounting
while read i; do touch `echo $i | cut -c 2-`; done </tmp/chrootfiles
#OVERMOUNT / mount -o bind time
#combine the list of dirs and files to be overmounted
cat /tmp/chrootdirs /tmp/chrootfiles >/tmp/chrootbinds
#overmount
while read i; do mount -o bind $i `echo $i | cut -c 2-`; done </tmp/chrootbinds
#CHROOT time
chroot /usr/local/etc/newroot
I have tested the above as a script and it works on my system.
now you can mkdir /opt and whatever
I'd be interested in hearing back on this if anyone has an experience to share.
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