> > did you enable "mount devfs at boot time" in the kernel config? > > if not, did you pass the kernel the "devfs=mount" option?
Er, mkay..... that must be the "extra step" I was talking about. Just re-read the doc and it is there. Don't know how I missed it. Thank you very much, I'll try that when I get home, and sorry for the obvious question. yours, fsm -- Frederico S. Muñoz Cap Gemini Ernst & Young : [EMAIL PROTECTED] IIES : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian Project: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Ever noticed something? Unix comes with compilers. Windows comes with Solitaire. ** -Adep > > begin: Frederico.S.Mu?oz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> quote > > Hi, > > > > > > I've recently totally reinstalled my system from scratch > after losing my > > /home partition. I'm running kernel 2.4.14 with a XFS patch and xfs > > partitions (except /boot). > > > > I've also compile devfs support in the kernel and installed devfsd. > > > > Now, I've red the documentation on the kernel-source and > the HOWTO, but > > something isn't right here. devfs apparently is working > because during boot > > I see some messages that refer to the HD as > > /dev/disks/lots-of-letters-and-numbers). I also receive > messages while > > connecting my USB scanner - don't > > know if that's devfs though. > > > > The thing is, my /dev is the same as always. It doesn't > have /dev/ide or any > > of the devsf directories. Its the same splattered 3232323 > files as always. > > > > If I do $devfsd /dev it complains that there is no .devfsd in the > > directory... > > > > I have not touch fstab or anything, I simply compiled into > the kernel and > > installed devfsd. > > > > Is there some extra steps that I need to make ? Pointers to > the right > > documentation and general advice are always welcome :) > > > > thanks, > > > > fsm > > > > -- > > Frederico S. Mu?oz > > Cap Gemini Ernst & Young : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > IIES : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Debian Project: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ** > > Ever noticed something? Unix comes with compilers. Windows > comes with > > Solitaire. > > ** > > -Adep > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > PGP Fingerprint: B9F1 6CF3 47C4 7CD8 D33E 70A9 A3B9 1945 67EA 951D > PGP Public Key: finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
