Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: Sebastian Werner <sebastian@××××××××××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-dev@××××××××××.org
Subject: AW: [gentoo-dev] DevFS
Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2001 05:11:14
Message-Id: AMEEJMEOEKBHOGCEHFEFKENLCAAA.sebastian@werner-productions.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] DevFS by AGottinger@t-online.de (Achim Gottinger)
1 DevFS as module... Why build as module when i need it every time...
2
3 I understand when people build cd-rom-drivers, floppy or parport-drivers as
4 module... but a essential driver like DevFS... mhh
5
6 Sebastian
7
8 -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
9 Von: gentoo-dev-admin@××××××××××.org
10 [mailto:gentoo-dev-admin@××××××××××.org]Im Auftrag von Achim Gottinger
11 Gesendet: Sonntag, 1. Juli 2001 11:38
12 An: gentoo-dev@××××××××××.org
13 Betreff: Re: [gentoo-dev] DevFS
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16 Sebastian Werner wrote:
17 >
18 > I have detected that there is an entry in dev-wiki which tells that we
19 need
20 > devices in dev for a working devfsd. I don't think so. On my current rc5
21 > system it work really good whithout normal device-files...
22 >
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24 But you have devfs build in your kernel. If you use devfs as a module
25 you need some basic devices,
26 otherwise init does not start.
27
28 bye achim~
29
30 > Sebastian
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