Why not just use devfs ?? it is still supported in 2.6 Cheers Dale. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carey Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 8:34 AM Subject: Re: Kernel 2.6-test
> Tim Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I'm currently having no end of troubles getting the kernel to boot > > correctly. The first set have to do with a complete change around of > > files in the /dev directory. My current ones seem to be that the kernel > > can't open a console screen. Sigh. I've just got the 2.6.0-test8 version > > tho, and hopefully that will go more easily. (was having problems with > > 2.6.0-test7). > > The biggest problem I had getting 2.6.0-test6 going was that I'd ended > up with an empty /dev directory, after using devfs for so long, and > then not selecting it for 2.6. This resulted in loud complaints > during the boot process from either the kernel or init trying to open > the console. > > A quick bind mount and MAKEDEV from 2.4 later (preceded by much > puzzling and googling) and I was fixed. For getting started apart from > this, I found > > http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/docs/post-halloween-2.6.txt > > very helpful. > > A positive effect of the upgrade was that the USB light on my > Speedtouch ADSL modem stopped blinking red when I tried to do large > downloads, and speed improved considerably, so I'm running 2.6 > permanently now. > > -- > "Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted." > -- Fred Allen > > >
