| 1 |
On 2014-02-14, Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o> wrote: |
| 2 |
> On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Grant Edwards |
| 3 |
><grant.b.edwards@×××××.com> wrote: |
| 4 |
>> I need to do some testing with kernels as far back as 2.6.25. I've |
| 5 |
>> currently got a Gentoo box that can build and run kernels ranging from |
| 6 |
>> 3.14.rc2 to 2.6.32. There are various gcc and make issues which have |
| 7 |
>> been successfully dealt with, but now I'm stuck on DEVTMPFS. |
| 8 |
>> |
| 9 |
>> Prior to 2.6.32 DEVTMPFS isn't available, so even though I can build |
| 10 |
>> and boot a 2.6.25 kernel, udev craps out. |
| 11 |
>> |
| 12 |
>> There are plenty of spare paritions to play with, so doing a Linux |
| 13 |
>> install to test with kernels older than 2.6.32 is no problem. |
| 14 |
>> |
| 15 |
>> I'm wondering if instead of downloading an old Ubuntu or Fedora DVD, |
| 16 |
>> is there any way to install an "old" version of Gentoo that will work |
| 17 |
>> with pre-DEVTMPFS kernels? |
| 18 |
> |
| 19 |
> Do you actually need udev? |
| 20 |
|
| 21 |
Good question -- I probably don't. For the testing in question I |
| 22 |
should be able to live with a static /dev directory. Is there any |
| 23 |
documentation on doing a Gentoo install without udev? |
| 24 |
|
| 25 |
> If you can get away with just having a static /dev with pre-created |
| 26 |
> device nodes, that would be the simplest solution. |
| 27 |
|
| 28 |
It would probably be asking for too much to try to toggle between udev |
| 29 |
and static /dev at boot time in a single installation... |
| 30 |
|
| 31 |
-- |
| 32 |
Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! Yes, but will I |
| 33 |
at see the EASTER BUNNY in |
| 34 |
gmail.com skintight leather at an |
| 35 |
IRON MAIDEN concert? |
Archives