Well, I just updated to the latest packages verified that I have original rc.sysinit and other files ... so far it works for me :(
> > I am sorry, but after a fresh install, I still have some troubles with > devfsd (let's say that they disappear with devfs=nomount). > Fresh install ... I wonder what actually happens here. > Mainly, my ide cdwriter is not usable, X doesn't starts straight and > mkinitrd fails. > > I reboot the system after removing everything in /lib/dev-state. > > $ grep scsi /etc/modules.conf > probeall scsi_hostadapter ide-scsi > > $ cat /proc/cmdline > root=/dev/hdb5 devfs=mount hdd=ide-scsi vga=794 > > $ dmesg > ide_setup: hdd=ide-scsi > hdd: SONY CD-RW CRX175E2, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive > SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00 > scsi0 : SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices > Vendor: SONY Model: CD-RW CRX175E2 Rev: S002 > Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > > The box actually says CRX175A2 and it is not sold as a DVD reader. I > haven't tried however. > > $ ll /dev/cdr* > lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 13 Feb 13 11:11 /dev/cdrom -> > cdroms/cdrom0 > lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 13 Feb 13 11:11 /dev/cdrom0 -> > cdroms/cdrom0 > > /dev/cdroms: > total 0 > lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 33 Dec 31 1969 cdrom0 -> > ../ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/cd > > $ ll /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/ > total 0 > Well, that's not actually a problem, accessing /dev/sg0 (or /dev/.../generic) should load sg and does for me. > $ /sbin/lsmod > <...> > ide-scsi 8032 0 > scsi_mod 92552 1 [ide-scsi] > > The cdwriter just disappeared. > > Now X: > > I have the two nvidia magic lines in /etc/modules.conf: > $ grep nv /etc/modules.conf > alias /dev/nvidia NVdriver > alias /dev/nvidia* /dev/nvidia > > But when I use startx, it fails to start the first time. The NVdriver is > loaded but no agpgart. Use startx a second time, X starts and lsmod > shows the agpgart module. > I found the same on my home system testing NVdriver. > So, trying to play with /etc/modules.conf, I also tried to make a new > initrd.img: > > # mkinitrd -f initrd-2.4.17-16mdk.img 2.4.17-16mdk > mke2fs 1.26 (3-Feb-2002) > mount: could not find any device /dev/loop# > Can't get a loopback device > Chmouel reported it as well. Weird things happen :( -andrej > Once again, this is a fresh install from two days ago. > > # rpm -q devfsd > devfsd-1.3.23-6mdk > > I am at lost. I don't see any problem if I boot with devfs=nomount. I am > surely missing something obvious, but i cannot find what. > > =-= > kk1
