On Tue, 20 Jul 2004, Ken Moffat wrote: > printk is the kernel's version of printf.
Oh. Guess I'll have to mull over that one awhile. > So, in theory you can copy the thirteen new lines prefixed by '+' into > the file, remove the '+' signs, and that file is done. What it does, > and whether or not it is sensible, I can't say. Presumably there are > other parts to the patch ? Do they all apply to 2.4.25 ? The patch and instructions are for the 2.4.23 kernel, as I mentioned. I was guessing it might all work for the 2.4.25 kernel I'm trying to use. The site I've referenced gives only these few lines as the needed patch: the other patch I brought up onlist for delaying root file system mounting (for super.c) was similarly brief. I have no senisbility whatever about whether the brevity is suspiscious or problematic. > And why > hasn't the patch gone into the kernel (i.e. is it misconceived, or just > not submitted?). I suppose because most computer users don't need the delay in mounting of the root file system the patch introduces. I know I never had any need for it before I started looking into booting from USB. But I'm the rank amateur here: someone closer to the wellsprings of knowledge and authority on matters kernel could answer more authoritatively. > Come to that, it might be worth checking to see if > this has made it into 2.4.26 or 2.4.27-rc (yes, I know you've been told > not to use a -pre or -rc, but _if_ it gives you new functionality you > need then you should try the -rc and upgrade to 2.4.27 when it is > released). I've actually never been told that - at least not in this way. I'm not even sure to what -rc and -pre refer: I'll go look it up later. But I do know how to at least check to see if the patch is present in newer kernels (yes, my do_init.c text scanning capabilities are by now honed to a fine edge . . .). My unrefined newbie sensibilities tell me it's doubtful, since this is a highly specialized kernel tweak - useful only to those attempting to boot from USB, so far as I know. But I know so little about these things that the range of possibilities is truly overwhelming. Things should not be ruled out easily. > If you're happy with a red prompt, that's fine, but expect "helpful" > comments from time to time because red doesn't show up in plain text the > way '#' does :-) Does this mean you suggested the # in place of the $ pretty much solely to help indicate to (me) the user that he is running as root? I'm just trying to learn something here. Thanks, James - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
