* 2.4.20 (ramdisk device naming at boot time(/dev/ramdisk/<n>) vs. after devfs is mounted(/dev/rd/<n>)) @ 2003-01-15 17:56 Adam Scislowicz 2003-01-15 18:29 ` Brian Jackson 0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread From: Adam Scislowicz @ 2003-01-15 17:56 UTC (permalink / raw) To: linux-kernel In the 2.4.20 kernel, when using DEVFS the ramdisk naming is inconsistent. /dev/ramdisk/0 works for the kernel parameter initrd= while /dev/rd/0 works in fstab. For clarity: before DEVFS loads it must be referenced as /dev/ramdisk/0, yet DEVFS registers /dev/rd/<n> /)dam.. . . D o n ' t S t o p ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 2+ messages in thread
* Re: 2.4.20 (ramdisk device naming at boot time(/dev/ramdisk/<n>) vs. after devfs is mounted(/dev/rd/<n>)) 2003-01-15 17:56 2.4.20 (ramdisk device naming at boot time(/dev/ramdisk/<n>) vs. after devfs is mounted(/dev/rd/<n>)) Adam Scislowicz @ 2003-01-15 18:29 ` Brian Jackson 0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread From: Brian Jackson @ 2003-01-15 18:29 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Adam Scislowicz, linux-kernel devfsd.conf has some stuff in it about making symlinks. Maybe this would work for you. It is worth a look. --Brian Jackson On Wednesday 15 January 2003 11:56 am, Adam Scislowicz wrote: > In the 2.4.20 kernel, when using DEVFS the ramdisk naming is > inconsistent. /dev/ramdisk/0 works for the kernel parameter initrd= > while /dev/rd/0 works in fstab. > For clarity: before DEVFS loads it must be referenced as /dev/ramdisk/0, > yet DEVFS registers /dev/rd/<n> > > /)dam.. . . D o n ' t S t o p > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 2+ messages in thread
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