Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 31 Jul 1998 12:59:34 -0400 | From | (Steve Snyder) | Subject | Re[2]: More no-console weirdness: /etc/mtab is corrupted |
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My /dev/console is Character 4, 0.
Kerneld may not be needed, but it shouldn't be a problem either. My 2.1.111 kernels are monolithic (no modules) and I leave the have-kernel-autoload-modules feature disabled. In that context kerneld should have nothing to do.
That said, I'm skeptical that kerneld is a factor in this problem. After all, my 2.1.111 kernel *with* console support shows no such behavior, yet is booting the same init scripts. The difference is only whether the output text is written to the screen or to /etc/mtab.
____________________Reply Separator____________________ Subject: Re: More no-console weirdness: /etc/mtab is corrupted Author: Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be> Date: 7/31/98 5:32 PM
On Fri, 31 Jul 1998, Steve Snyder wrote: > Here's some more config-without-console wierdness. > > But first, here's some background: I switch frequently between a 2.1.111 > kernel built with support for the VGA console and one built without that > support. Enabling/disabling the console support is the *only* difference > between the 2 builds. I define "no-console weirdness" as any misbehavior > seen in the no-console kernel, but not in the kernel in which the VGA > console is supported. FYI, my system is RedHat v5.1 running on a Pentium > box. > > Here is the current problem: without a console, /etc/mtab is filled with > boot-time status messages. Specifically:
What does /dev/console look like? Character device 5, 1?
> Finding module dependencies... done > Starting kerneld, version 2.1.85 (pid 28) ^^^^^^^ Kerneld should not be used in a 2.1.111 kernel.
Greetings,
Geert
-- Geert Uytterhoeven Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be Wavelets, Linux/{m68k~Amiga,PPC~CHRP} http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~geert/ Department of Computer Science -- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven -- Belgium
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