Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 20 Jul 2000 17:41:31 -0700 | From | David Ford <> | Subject | Re: /dev filesystem in 2.4.0test5/pre3 |
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run devfsd as the first thing in your boot scripts. "/sbin/devfsd /dev" is the very first thing that is run in my rc.S
-d
Michael Borrelli wrote:
> Greetings all, > > I have some odd things happen when I try to boot 2.4.0test5pre3. > > First, I can't boot into a normal run level. The kernel tries to mount > /dev and fails in finding/creating most devices including my harddrives & > ttys. So the kernel fails telling me that it can't mount swap or /home > since /dev/hda* doesn't exit. I found that if use the long name > (something like /dev/ide/ide0/.../partition8) that I can mount /home and > it works fine. But still, this doesn't help with the ttys. > > I'm starting to get a little nervous since 2.4.0 is going to be released > soon and I still can't run normally with it. If anyone can be of > assistance, or needs any more information from me, please ask. > > My info follows: > > Thanks, > -Mike > > # cat /proc/cpuinfo > processor : 0 > vendor_id : GenuineIntel > cpu family : 5 > model : 4 > model name : Pentium MMX > stepping : 4 > cpu MHz : 167.048864 > fdiv_bug : no > hlt_bug : no > sep_bug : no > f00f_bug : yes > coma_bug : no > fpu : yes > fpu_exception : yes > cpuid level : 1 > wp : yes > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 mmx > bogomips : 333.41 > > # cat /proc/modules > autofs 9604 1 (autoclean) > usb-uhci 26660 0 (unused) > usbcore 27236 0 [usb-uhci] > ne2k-pci 4460 1 (autoclean) > 8390 6204 0 (autoclean) [ne2k-pci] > opl3 14120 0 > sb 37108 0 > uart401 6704 0 [sb] > sound 64408 0 [opl3 sb uart401] > soundlow 420 0 [sound] > soundcore 3748 6 [sb sound] > > # cat /proc/version > Linux version 2.2.15-4mdk (chmou@kenobi.mandrakesoft.com) (gcc version 2.95.3 19991030 (prerelease)) #1 Wed May 10 15:31:30 CEST 2000 > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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