If you select the menuconfig option to start devfs at boot you don't need this option. I run lilo and don't have it.
> Are you using lilo or grub. I use lilo and besides having it in the kernel, > you need to put in in the append line of lilo.conf > > as: devfs=mount > > my example > > # Linux bootable partition config begins > image = /boot/bzImage-2.4.20-gentoo-r5 > root = /dev/hdb2 > label = Gentoo > append=" devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi ide0=ata66 ide1=ata66" > read-only # read-only for checking > > On Sunday 01 June 2003 11:53 am, Brett I. Holcomb wrote: > > Make sure devfs is in the kernel and auto start at boot is set - it's > > under file systems in menuconfig. > > > > > Well, I think I have narrowed down my problem here, but not sure. When > > > I boot into gentoo during startup, I get you have not installed devfs > > > into the system, it is required. Well, I have recompiled, many times > > > trying to find the proble. I can not find where in the start scripts > > > that the following is useddevfsd /dev. Where do I put it? many thanks -- Brett I. Holcomb AKA Grunt <>< -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
