Package: fai Version: 2.10 Followup-For: Bug #334373 reopen 334373 thanks
I have fai-server, -client, etc. installed on my workstation, running Debian i386/unstable. (This is a testbed, but I'm using Sarge and 2.4 kernels (for openMosix) on my cluster...) Anyway, since I'm using 2.4 kernels, udev doesn't do anything. This bug is only solved for 2.6 kernels! Not having /dev/tty[1-9], or /dev/hd* or /dev/sd* is a showstopper. I think on an FAI server running sarge, there wouldn't be a problem, because debootstrap would create a full set of devices. My solution is to run MAKEDEV generic. (MAKEDEV has a good man page, BTW.) make-fai-nfsroot could run MAKEDEV inside the nfsroot, or the clients can have this hook: setup.FAIBASE: #! /bin/sh # confdir is the first task, but it's ok with a minimal /dev # This hook exists because post-sarge debootstrap have a minimal /dev # it would be best to run MAKEDEV in the nfsroot, but this is a fallback. if ! [ -e /dev/tty2 ];then echo "/dev/tty2 doesn't exist! running MAKEDEV generic" cd /dev MAKEDEV generic fi I considered having it do that only if [ $DO_INIT_TASKS -eq 1 ], but I'd like to have my /dev fixed if it was missing /dev/tty2, no matter what! (I was never a fan of devfs or udev. I like having the devices exist and letting the kernel autoload modules when devices are accessed. It's fun being an old curmudgeon, and I'm not even old :) Anyway, happy hacking, -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-1-k7 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
