From: Marko Kreen <marko@l-t.ee>
To: Mirko Klemm <Mirko.Klemm@t-online.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: request advice: how stable is devfs in 2.4.0-test9?
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 00:38:01 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20001031003801.A2172@l-t.ee> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <00103022454801.00908@trabant>
In-Reply-To: <00103022454801.00908@trabant>; from Mirko.Klemm@t-online.de on Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 10:45:48PM +0100
On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 10:45:48PM +0100, Mirko Klemm wrote:
> Could anyone please send me a comment on how actually usable the devfs
> support in the 2.4.0 test series is at the moment?
Fine. I was forced to use it from 2.3.99-something and
have not had any problems with it. (I lifted whole system
from one disk to another and forgot to create /dev :)
> I am currently using 2.4.0-test* as an "ordinary user" and want to try some
> of the 2.4 specific new features out, but this is my only system and I don't
> want it to be messed up so much, so I'd like to hear some comments first.
> Which version of devfsd/utils is needed?
I have devfsd 1.3.10.
You better be sure you have following lines in devfsd.conf:
REGISTER .* MKOLDCOMPAT
UNREGISTER .* RMOLDCOMPAT
You can later reconfigure most stuff to use new layout
but especially X is a pain.
--
marko
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-10-30 21:45 request advice: how stable is devfs in 2.4.0-test9? Mirko Klemm
2000-10-30 22:38 ` Marko Kreen [this message]
2000-10-31 2:51 ` Jeff Dike
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