Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 13:18:02 +0200
From: Wiktor Wodecki <wodecki@gmx.de>
To: rgooch@atnf.csiro.au
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.0-test1 devfs question
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argh

On Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 01:08:31PM +0200, Wiktor Wodecki wrote:
> Hello,
>=20
> I'm currently running at 2.6.0-test1-mm2-O8 and I wanted to give devfs a
> shot. I recompiled the kernel with the following settings:
> CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=3Dy
> CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT=3Dy

please note, that my initial testing was done with CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT
*not* set.=20

> # CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG is not set
>=20
> As I read through the documentation (btw, devfs=3Dnomount is mentioned in
> configure help but not in Documentation/filesystems/devfs/boot-options)
> I got the understanding that this shouldn't make any difference to the
> system right? After booting with this kernel there were lots of proper
> devfs devices in my dmesg (host0/ide0... scsi0/...) however, the system
> didn't came up (couldn't mount rootfs). It didn't even work when I
> enabled CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT.
>=20
> I'm not sure whether this is a bug in mount/nomount of devfs or if it's
> somewhere my fault/setup (root on raid1, various lvm2 devices on raid1/0
> devices)
>=20
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>=20
> --=20
> Regards,
>=20
> Wiktor Wodecki


--=20
Regards,

Wiktor Wodecki

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