1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/rc.sysinit b/rc.sysinit
index c531eab..8ca00cf 100755
--- a/rc.sysinit
+++ b/rc.sysinit
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ mount -n -t sysfs none /sys
 /sbin/modprobe usbcore >/dev/null 2>&1
 grep -qw usbfs /proc/filesystems && mount -n -t usbfs none /proc/bus/usb
 
+stat_busy "Bringing up loopback interface"
+ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1 up
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  stat_fail
+else
+  stat_done
+fi
+
 if [ -x /etc/start_udev -a -d /sys/block ]; then
 	# We have a start_udev script and /sys appears to be mounted, use UDev
 	status "Starting UDev Daemon" /etc/start_udev init
@@ -77,6 +85,14 @@ if pidof -o %PPID /sbin/udevd >/dev/null; then
 	status "Loading UDev uevents" /etc/start_udev uevents
 fi
 
+stat_busy "Bringing up loopback interface"
+ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1 up
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  stat_fail
+else
+  stat_done
+fi
+
 # If using an encrypted root fs, we should find the root dev in the initrd
 # FIXME: obsoleted by initramfs and udev
 if [ -e /initrd/dev/mapper/root ]; then