diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/inittab b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/inittab
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-# /etc/inittab
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2001 Erik Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org>
-#
-# Note: BusyBox init doesn't support runlevels.  The runlevels field is
-# completely ignored by BusyBox init. If you want runlevels, use
-# sysvinit.
-#
-# Format for each entry: <id>:<runlevels>:<action>:<process>
-#
-# id        == tty to run on, or empty for /dev/console
-# runlevels == ignored
-# action    == one of sysinit, respawn, askfirst, wait, and once
-# process   == program to run
-
-# Startup the system
-::sysinit:/bin/mount -t proc proc /proc
-::sysinit:/bin/mount -o remount,rw /
-::sysinit:/bin/mkdir -p /dev/pts /dev/shm
-::sysinit:/bin/mount -a
-::sysinit:/sbin/swapon -a
-null::sysinit:/bin/ln -sf /proc/self/fd /dev/fd
-null::sysinit:/bin/ln -sf /proc/self/fd/0 /dev/stdin
-null::sysinit:/bin/ln -sf /proc/self/fd/1 /dev/stdout
-null::sysinit:/bin/ln -sf /proc/self/fd/2 /dev/stderr
-::sysinit:/bin/hostname -F /etc/hostname
-# now run any rc scripts
-::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS
-
-# Put a getty on the serial port
-#ttyS0::respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 115200 vt100 # GENERIC_SERIAL
-#tty1::respawn:/sbin/getty -L  tty1 0 vt100 # HDMI console
-
-# Stuff to do for the 3-finger salute
-#::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/reboot
-
-# Stuff to do before rebooting
-::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcK
-::shutdown:/sbin/swapoff -a
-::shutdown:/bin/umount -a -r