Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 1 Dec 1999 11:19:39 -0700 | From | Richard Gooch <> | Subject | RE: [PATCH] devfs v144 available |
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Paul Jakma writes: > > Richard, > > > > I applied the patch on the specified kernel and on boot up I get the > > following error messages right after "Starting linuxconf" > > > > INIT: Id "1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes > > > > for 1 to 6 .. it just sits there! > > > > this is most likely because the getty's spawned by init can't find > the tty devices. You need to get devfsd, and configure it to make > old compatibility devices. Then adjust inittab.
There shouldn't be any need to fiddle inittab. What makes you say so?
> Also, a question of my own, devfs (or devfsd) seems to assume > glibc2.1 because even with compatibility enabled in devfsd things > are broken. Eg, telnetd can't find a pty, i had to mknod one before > i could telnet in. Also things like who/w show ?? as the login > console. (except for telnet where i created /dev/pty1)
This is because older versions of libc had a flawed version of ttyname(3) which couldn't cope with your pty being a symlink. Libc 5.4.44 is fixed and sometime in glibc it was fixed.
Regards,
Richard.... Permanent: rgooch@atnf.csiro.au Current: rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca
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