Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Wed, 21 Oct 1998 00:56:49 +0200 (CET) | | From | Junichi Saito <> | | Subject | Re: First try : devfs |
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On Tue, 20 Oct 1998, Shawn Leas wrote:
>On Tue, 20 Oct 1998, Junichi Saito wrote: > >> >> I tried for the first time devfs, by applying devfs-patch-v70 to the >> kernel 2.1.125 and encountered some problems. I chose the most >> conservative method, ie, only enabled CONFIG_DEVFS_FS ( and >> CONFIG_DEVFS_TTY_COMPAT afterwards ), devfs not mounted on /dev, sevral >> old style device files (tty*, pty*, xconsole) left in /dev. >> >> Will be greatly appreciated any suggestions/answers to the following >> problems/questions. Thank you. >> >> 1° Running certain applications (X, open) causes an oops. Somebody already >> reported the same problem related to the function init_dev in tty_io.c. >> >> 2° A start-up script initialising serial ports gets a message saying >> '/dev/ttySx: Operation not supported by device'. >> >> 3° When I reboot or shut down, I see now the message : >> >> swapoff: /dev/xxx: Invalid argument >> >> although at boot, the partition seems to be normally recognized. >> >> Shouldn't they (2°, 3°) work as before ? >> >> 4° How do I have to operate with block devices ? The partitions mounted at >> boot appear as /devfs/hdax ( I have one IDE hd installed.). I can at >> least unmount one of them, using /devfs/hdax. As to removable mdedia >> such as cdroms, ide floppy disks for which I compiled drivers as module, >> I seem to have to use those new long names. Or are there more smart ways ? >> >> >> junichi > >Attatch the relevant lines of your .config, because I have >had NO problems ith recent versions of devfs. > >-Shawn ><=========== America Held Hostage ===========> > Day 2099 for the poor and the middle class. > Day 2118 for the rich and the dead. > 823 days remaining in the Raw Deal. ><============================================> > >
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEFLOPPY=m CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y <------ Is this right ? CONFIG_UNIX98_PTY_COUNT=256 CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=m CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=y # CONFIG_DEVFS_ONLY is not set # CONFIG_DEVFS_DISABLE_OLD_NAMES is not set # CONFIG_DEVFS_DISABLE_OLD_TTY_NAMES is not set # CONFIG_DEVFS_TTY_COMPAT is not set # CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT is not set # CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG is not set # CONFIG_DEVFS_BOOT_OPTIONS is not set Also enabled afterwards Sysrq because of oops.
I followed literally, I think, the instructions of README ( Fail-safe Approach with real /dev inodes ).
junichi
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