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


Reply via email to