You shouldn't mess with the /proc filesystem. It's a virtual fs used by
the kernel to keep track of things.
kf
On Sun, 30 Jul 2000, Sundeep Mediratta wrote:
= The error is caused by umount trying to unmount the /proc/bus/usb
= filesystem. umount -a is called by the /etc/rc.d/init.d/halt script.
=
= Removing this entry in /etc/mtab prevents the error and kernel hang. Did
= this by making changes in the halt script mentioned above, in the same
= way that the halt script removes initrd/loopfs from mtab prior to
= running the umount -a command.
=
= Which begs the next few questions:
= Does /proc/usb need to unmounted on shutdown?
= And if so why is it causing an error on my computer?
=
= Posting these questions as a seperate thread.
=
= Sundeep Mediratta.
=
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