Initramfs/Inspecting
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This page explains how to connect to your device when it has booted to the initramfs by installing the so-called usb-shell hook. This is useful if you want to know more about the boot process, simply inspect the initramfs or you want to debug why something doesn't work.
NOTE: This is considered a security hole. Only use it for debugging, and uninstall the usb-shell hook afterwards
By default, initramfs launchs a telnet daemon listening on :23
waiting for your partition password.
It is possible to enable a second telnet daemon on :24
that gives you a shell this way:
./pmbootstrap.py initfs hook_add usb-shell
./pmbootstrap.py initfs
./pmbootstrap.py flasher boot # or however you flash/boot the kernel
After reflashing the kernel or booting with the new initramfs image, you should be able to connect to the new telnet instance.