Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 31 Oct 2000 00:38:01 +0200 | From | Marko Kreen <> | Subject | Re: request advice: how stable is devfs in 2.4.0-test9? |
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On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 10:45:48PM +0100, Mirko Klemm wrote: > Could anyone please send me a comment on how actually usable the devfs > support in the 2.4.0 test series is at the moment?
Fine. I was forced to use it from 2.3.99-something and have not had any problems with it. (I lifted whole system from one disk to another and forgot to create /dev :)
> I am currently using 2.4.0-test* as an "ordinary user" and want to try some > of the 2.4 specific new features out, but this is my only system and I don't > want it to be messed up so much, so I'd like to hear some comments first. > Which version of devfsd/utils is needed?
I have devfsd 1.3.10.
You better be sure you have following lines in devfsd.conf:
REGISTER .* MKOLDCOMPAT UNREGISTER .* RMOLDCOMPAT
You can later reconfigure most stuff to use new layout but especially X is a pain.
-- marko
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