I am having the exact problem as David. I am using kernel 2.6.13.4 with inotify support on Debian woody. Has anyone got an idea.
Cheers, Skender >I grabbed a 2.6.13.2 kernel off kernel.org and built it with these >options: > > CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y > CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XATTR=y > CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y > CONFIG_EXT3_FS_XATTR=y > CONFIG_INOTIFY=y >But when I boot, I don't get a /dev/inotify device. > >Things relating to inotify appear in /proc/sys/fs/inotify/, but that's >the only place. There is nothing even mentioned in /var/log/dmesg as >is suggested there should be in various places around the net. Nothing >in syslog or messages either. > >What have I missed? Do I need to tweak anything in udev settings to >make this device appear? > >Creating it by hand (mknod c 10 63 -- 63 seems to be the minor number >that most sites give, but they say that the actual number should >appear in dmesg) just creates a a handy "no such device" device. >Any suggestions? >cheers >dc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]