add support to boot from usb

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/initramfs-init b/initramfs-init
index b427de3..b0a8a75 100755
--- a/initramfs-init
+++ b/initramfs-init
@@ -133,8 +133,14 @@ mkdir -p $ALPINE_MNT
 if [ -n "$ALPINE_DEV_FS" ]; then
 	mount_opts="-t $ALPINE_DEV_FS"
 fi
-mount $mount_opts /dev/$ALPINE_DEV $ALPINE_MNT >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+# usb might need some time to settle so we retry a few times
+for i in $(seq 0 19); do
+	mount $mount_opts /dev/$ALPINE_DEV $ALPINE_MNT >/dev/null 2>&1 && break
+	sleep 1
+done
 eend $?
+
 ebegin "Mounting loopback device for kernel modules"
 modprobe loop
 if [ -n "$KOPT_modloop" ]; then