Re: [gentoo-dev] boot says I didn't compile DEVFS support

[Brent Cook]

> <snip>
> > I did some reading about devfs to see if it
> > was used for anything the kernel I made didn't
> > support.  It's used for UNIX PTYs, but I have that in
> > there.  I had everything enabled and BUILT IN that I
> > could figure out belonged there.  I also compiled the
> > Virtual File System stuff in there.  Can anyone tell
> > direct me to the menu entry I missed?
>
> Sure.. in menuconfig, go to filesystems, and build in "/dev file system
> support"  It's right below /proc filesystem support and above /dev/pts
> filesystem support.  DO NOT select the "Automatically mount at boot"
> options!

I had this same problem at first. The devfs option does not appear unless
you have selected "Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers"
under the Code maturity level options menu. Perhaps this should be
mentioned somewhere in the docs?

 - Brent