Re: Re: udev problems

2005-01-03 Thread Norval Watson
I tried several installs using sid-amd64-netinst.iso 26-Oct-2004. Tried
getting udev first, tried new install off the net, no luck solving udev,
x crash problem.
Installed Ubuntu AMD64 and it managed to setup gnome, udev OK. But the
repository is too limited.
I tried AGNULA/Demudi 1.2.0-i386, 2.4 kernelfrom Sept 2004. that
wouldn't get past partitioning the SATA disk.
Now I have reinstalled debian-amd64 with x-window-system, gdm,
gnome-core and I will leave udev well alone!
Thanx for the help,
Norv




Re: udev problems

2004-12-30 Thread Kunjan Shah
On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 15:46:15 +1100, Norval Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-12-24 at 19:04 -0600, Kunjan Shah wrote:
> > On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 02:54:57 +1100, Norval Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I have been experiencing a similar problem..
> > > I cannot install udev without losing x as described.
> > > I just did netinstall with sid from alioth and x is fine until udev is
> > > installed (ie. with gnome-desktop-environment). Then I get the problems
> > > described by Kunjan.
> > > I did aptitude purge udev, which took out gnome-desktop-environment with
> > > it and now my x display is working again.
> > > The only thing i could note from the install was that I chose to have my
> > > devices managed by discover when that option was presented.
> > > Season's Greetings,
> > > Norv
> > >
> >
> > Merry Christmas to all!
> >
> > Do you have a nividia display card?
> > if you do then you might have installed a custom kernel.
> > and for some reason even if u dont have the devfsd installed it will
> > still load up devfs
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/$ uname -a
> Linux pan64 2.6.8-9-amd64-k8 #1 Sat Dec 4 23:16:23 CET 2004 x86_64
> GNU/Linux
> Doesn't look like a custom kernel to me...
> 
> 
> >
> > what i did was reinstall everything and i didnt select any pacakge
> > from base-config instead i bailed out and installed udev first and
> > then fired up aptitude and installed other stuff.
> 
> Sounds like a good workaround, I will try that if i get stuck
> Thanx for the tips
> Norv


its working so far for me except for some reason gnome keeps on locking up

and if the sound dont work then go root and do this
chmod +0666 /dev/dsp * ; chown root /dev/dsp*

and if that fixes the problem then change the permissions on /dev/dsp
in udev config files.





> 
> 


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Re: udev problems

2004-12-29 Thread Norval Watson
On Fri, 2004-12-24 at 19:04 -0600, Kunjan Shah wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 02:54:57 +1100, Norval Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have been experiencing a similar problem..
> > I cannot install udev without losing x as described.
> > I just did netinstall with sid from alioth and x is fine until udev is
> > installed (ie. with gnome-desktop-environment). Then I get the problems
> > described by Kunjan.
> > I did aptitude purge udev, which took out gnome-desktop-environment with
> > it and now my x display is working again.
> > The only thing i could note from the install was that I chose to have my
> > devices managed by discover when that option was presented.
> > Season's Greetings,
> > Norv
> > 
> 
> Merry Christmas to all!
> 
> Do you have a nividia display card?
> if you do then you might have installed a custom kernel. 
> and for some reason even if u dont have the devfsd installed it will
> still load up devfs

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/$ uname -a
Linux pan64 2.6.8-9-amd64-k8 #1 Sat Dec 4 23:16:23 CET 2004 x86_64
GNU/Linux
Doesn't look like a custom kernel to me...


> 
> what i did was reinstall everything and i didnt select any pacakge
> from base-config instead i bailed out and installed udev first and
> then fired up aptitude and installed other stuff.

Sounds like a good workaround, I will try that if i get stuck
Thanx for the tips
Norv





Re: udev problems

2004-12-24 Thread Kunjan Shah
On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 02:54:57 +1100, Norval Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have been experiencing a similar problem..
> I cannot install udev without losing x as described.
> I just did netinstall with sid from alioth and x is fine until udev is
> installed (ie. with gnome-desktop-environment). Then I get the problems
> described by Kunjan.
> I did aptitude purge udev, which took out gnome-desktop-environment with
> it and now my x display is working again.
> The only thing i could note from the install was that I chose to have my
> devices managed by discover when that option was presented.
> Season's Greetings,
> Norv
> 

Merry Christmas to all!

Do you have a nividia display card?
if you do then you might have installed a custom kernel. 
and for some reason even if u dont have the devfsd installed it will
still load up devfs

what i did was reinstall everything and i didnt select any pacakge
from base-config instead i bailed out and installed udev first and
then fired up aptitude and installed other stuff.

how ever i am having some problems getting nvidia drivers running
again i dont need 3d accel but the nv driver currupts the text mode
display when you get out of x.

and gnome-volume-manager needs udev... so thats the only reason i need udev.


Regards,
Kunjan.

> 
> On Thu, 2004-12-23 at 02:27 -0600, Kunjan Shah wrote:
> > shoot i been replying to you only all the time and this thread never
> > made it to the list.
> >
> > so now it does. :(
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 02:25:53 -0600, Kunjan Shah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > ok hmm i booted with a live cd and did
> > >
> > > cd /mnt/hda8/dev/
> > > mknod -m 600 console c 5 1
> > > mknod -m 666 null c 1 3
> > >
> > > and booted with devfs=nomount
> > >
> > > and still my mtab looks the same:(
> > >
> > > and i have udevd running and /proc/filesystems shows
> > > "nodev devfs"
> > >
> > > yup my brain's fried.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 22:33:05 -0600, Kunjan Shah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > the thing is i think udev and devfs are running together... coz i got
> > > > a /.dev in root...
> > > >
> > > > yeah my /home is on a seperate partition. i wouldnt mind reinstalling
> > > > its a fresh system and i have no data on it. AMD64 u know i knew it
> > > > wasnt going to be smooth sailing ;)
> > > >
> > > > here's my fstab (or u can go here http://kunjan.net/fstab )
> > > > # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
> > > > #
> > > > #
> > > > proc/proc   procdefaults0   0
> > > > /dev/hda8   /   ext3defaults,errors=remount-ro 0
> > > >1
> > > > /dev/hda7   /boot   ext3defaults0   2
> > > > /dev/hda9   /home   ext3defaults0   2
> > > > /dev/hda10  noneswapsw  0   0
> > > > /dev/hdc/media/cdrom0   iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0   0
> > > >
> > > > and here's grep output
> > > > CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=y
> > > > # CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT is not set
> > > > # CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG is not set
> > > >
> > > > i can reinstall if its required but if i can fix it i can learn a few
> > > > new things ;)
> > > > this is a fresh install so its cool!!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks a lot!
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Kunjan
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:14:52 -0600, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, 2004-12-22 at 11:45 -0600, Kunjan Shah wrote:
> > > > > > here's my mtab
> > > > > >
> > > > > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target/lun0/part7 /boot ext3 rw 0 0
> > > > > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target/lun0/part8 /   ext3 rw 0 0
> > > > > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target/lun0/part9 /home ext3 rw 0 0
> > > > > > devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,gid=5,mode=620 0 0
> > > > > > none /dev tmpfs rw,size=5M,mode=0755 0 0
> > > > > > proc /proc proc rw 0 0
> > > > > > sysfs /sys sysfs rw 0 0
> > > > > > tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs rw 0 0
> > > > > > usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs rw 0 0
> > > > >
> > > > > Well, you're definitely running devfs... :(
> > > > >
> > > > > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target/lun0/partX  this  i need to change to
> > > > > > /dev/hdaX right?
> > > > >
> > > > > *You* won't.  Linux will, when you disable devfs.
> > > > >
> > > > > How the heck devfs got there in the 1st place is what I want to know.
> > > > >
> > > > > > what else is wrong there?
> > > > >
> > > > > Hmmm.  It's not "wrong", its just different.  (I sound s
> > > > > Politically Correct, don't I?)
> > > > >
> > > > > I need you to do these 4 things:
> > > > >
> > > > > - Please *attach* your /etc/fstab.
> > > > >
> > > > > - Please tell me that your /home is on a separate partition.
> > > > >
> > > > > - Run this command "grep DEVFS /boot/config-$(uname -r)"
> > > > >
> > > > > - Steel yourself for the probability that you'll have to reinstall
> > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks a lot
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards
> > > > > > Kunjan
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Wed, 22 Dec 2

Re: udev problems

2004-12-24 Thread Norval Watson
I have been experiencing a similar problem..
I cannot install udev without losing x as described.
I just did netinstall with sid from alioth and x is fine until udev is
installed (ie. with gnome-desktop-environment). Then I get the problems
described by Kunjan.
I did aptitude purge udev, which took out gnome-desktop-environment with
it and now my x display is working again.
The only thing i could note from the install was that I chose to have my
devices managed by discover when that option was presented.
Season's Greetings,
Norv


On Thu, 2004-12-23 at 02:27 -0600, Kunjan Shah wrote:
> shoot i been replying to you only all the time and this thread never
> made it to the list.
> 
> so now it does. :(
> 
> 
> On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 02:25:53 -0600, Kunjan Shah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > ok hmm i booted with a live cd and did
> > 
> > cd /mnt/hda8/dev/
> > mknod -m 600 console c 5 1
> > mknod -m 666 null c 1 3
> > 
> > and booted with devfs=nomount
> > 
> > and still my mtab looks the same:(
> > 
> > and i have udevd running and /proc/filesystems shows
> > "nodev devfs"
> > 
> > yup my brain's fried.
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 22:33:05 -0600, Kunjan Shah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > the thing is i think udev and devfs are running together... coz i got
> > > a /.dev in root...
> > >
> > > yeah my /home is on a seperate partition. i wouldnt mind reinstalling
> > > its a fresh system and i have no data on it. AMD64 u know i knew it
> > > wasnt going to be smooth sailing ;)
> > >
> > > here's my fstab (or u can go here http://kunjan.net/fstab )
> > > # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
> > > #
> > > #
> > > proc/proc   procdefaults0   0
> > > /dev/hda8   /   ext3defaults,errors=remount-ro 0  
> > >  1
> > > /dev/hda7   /boot   ext3defaults0   2
> > > /dev/hda9   /home   ext3defaults0   2
> > > /dev/hda10  noneswapsw  0   0
> > > /dev/hdc/media/cdrom0   iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0   0
> > >
> > > and here's grep output
> > > CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=y
> > > # CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT is not set
> > > # CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG is not set
> > >
> > > i can reinstall if its required but if i can fix it i can learn a few
> > > new things ;)
> > > this is a fresh install so its cool!!
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot!
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Kunjan
> > >
> > > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:14:52 -0600, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 2004-12-22 at 11:45 -0600, Kunjan Shah wrote:
> > > > > here's my mtab
> > > > >
> > > > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target/lun0/part7 /boot ext3 rw 0 0
> > > > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target/lun0/part8 /   ext3 rw 0 0
> > > > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target/lun0/part9 /home ext3 rw 0 0
> > > > > devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,gid=5,mode=620 0 0
> > > > > none /dev tmpfs rw,size=5M,mode=0755 0 0
> > > > > proc /proc proc rw 0 0
> > > > > sysfs /sys sysfs rw 0 0
> > > > > tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs rw 0 0
> > > > > usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs rw 0 0
> > > >
> > > > Well, you're definitely running devfs... :(
> > > >
> > > > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target/lun0/partX  this  i need to change to
> > > > > /dev/hdaX right?
> > > >
> > > > *You* won't.  Linux will, when you disable devfs.
> > > >
> > > > How the heck devfs got there in the 1st place is what I want to know.
> > > >
> > > > > what else is wrong there?
> > > >
> > > > Hmmm.  It's not "wrong", its just different.  (I sound s
> > > > Politically Correct, don't I?)
> > > >
> > > > I need you to do these 4 things:
> > > >
> > > > - Please *attach* your /etc/fstab.
> > > >
> > > > - Please tell me that your /home is on a separate partition.
> > > >
> > > > - Run this command "grep DEVFS /boot/config-$(uname -r)"
> > > >
> > > > - Steel yourself for the probability that you'll have to reinstall
> > > >
> > > > > Thanks a lot
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards
> > > > > Kunjan
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:08:12 -0600, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > On Wed, 2004-12-22 at 10:57 -0600, Kunjan Shah wrote:
> > > > > > > Well if i add devfs=nomount then the system doesnt boot. the 
> > > > > > > Kernel
> > > > > > > says cant open /dev/console. and /dev/null. I tried creating 
> > > > > > > static
> > > > > > > entries but since they are already in /dev i cant create them 
> > > > > > > either
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > so if i want to boot the system i have to add devfs=mount to the 
> > > > > > > kernel args.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Interesting.  What does "cat /etc/mtab|sort" look like?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > funny thing is i already removed devfsd package
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > arrrgh.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Indeed.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > -
> > > > Ron Johnson, Jr.
> > > > Jefferson, LA USA
> > > > PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefe

Re: udev problems

2004-12-23 Thread Kunjan Shah
shoot i been replying to you only all the time and this thread never
made it to the list.

so now it does. :(


On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 02:25:53 -0600, Kunjan Shah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ok hmm i booted with a live cd and did
> 
> cd /mnt/hda8/dev/
> mknod -m 600 console c 5 1
> mknod -m 666 null c 1 3
> 
> and booted with devfs=nomount
> 
> and still my mtab looks the same:(
> 
> and i have udevd running and /proc/filesystems shows
> "nodev devfs"
> 
> yup my brain's fried.
> 
> 
> On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 22:33:05 -0600, Kunjan Shah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > the thing is i think udev and devfs are running together... coz i got
> > a /.dev in root...
> >
> > yeah my /home is on a seperate partition. i wouldnt mind reinstalling
> > its a fresh system and i have no data on it. AMD64 u know i knew it
> > wasnt going to be smooth sailing ;)
> >
> > here's my fstab (or u can go here http://kunjan.net/fstab )
> > # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
> > #
> > #
> > proc/proc   procdefaults0   0
> > /dev/hda8   /   ext3defaults,errors=remount-ro 0   1
> > /dev/hda7   /boot   ext3defaults0   2
> > /dev/hda9   /home   ext3defaults0   2
> > /dev/hda10  noneswapsw  0   0
> > /dev/hdc/media/cdrom0   iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0   0
> >
> > and here's grep output
> > CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=y
> > # CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT is not set
> > # CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG is not set
> >
> > i can reinstall if its required but if i can fix it i can learn a few
> > new things ;)
> > this is a fresh install so its cool!!
> >
> > Thanks a lot!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Kunjan
> >
> > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:14:52 -0600, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2004-12-22 at 11:45 -0600, Kunjan Shah wrote:
> > > > here's my mtab
> > > >
> > > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target/lun0/part7 /boot ext3 rw 0 0
> > > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target/lun0/part8 /   ext3 rw 0 0
> > > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target/lun0/part9 /home ext3 rw 0 0
> > > > devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,gid=5,mode=620 0 0
> > > > none /dev tmpfs rw,size=5M,mode=0755 0 0
> > > > proc /proc proc rw 0 0
> > > > sysfs /sys sysfs rw 0 0
> > > > tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs rw 0 0
> > > > usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs rw 0 0
> > >
> > > Well, you're definitely running devfs... :(
> > >
> > > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target/lun0/partX  this  i need to change to
> > > > /dev/hdaX right?
> > >
> > > *You* won't.  Linux will, when you disable devfs.
> > >
> > > How the heck devfs got there in the 1st place is what I want to know.
> > >
> > > > what else is wrong there?
> > >
> > > Hmmm.  It's not "wrong", its just different.  (I sound s
> > > Politically Correct, don't I?)
> > >
> > > I need you to do these 4 things:
> > >
> > > - Please *attach* your /etc/fstab.
> > >
> > > - Please tell me that your /home is on a separate partition.
> > >
> > > - Run this command "grep DEVFS /boot/config-$(uname -r)"
> > >
> > > - Steel yourself for the probability that you'll have to reinstall
> > >
> > > > Thanks a lot
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > > Kunjan
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:08:12 -0600, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, 2004-12-22 at 10:57 -0600, Kunjan Shah wrote:
> > > > > > Well if i add devfs=nomount then the system doesnt boot. the Kernel
> > > > > > says cant open /dev/console. and /dev/null. I tried creating static
> > > > > > entries but since they are already in /dev i cant create them either
> > > > > >
> > > > > > so if i want to boot the system i have to add devfs=mount to the 
> > > > > > kernel args.
> > > > >
> > > > > Interesting.  What does "cat /etc/mtab|sort" look like?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > funny thing is i already removed devfsd package
> > > > > >
> > > > > > arrrgh.
> > > > >
> > > > > Indeed.
> > >
> > > --
> > > -
> > > Ron Johnson, Jr.
> > > Jefferson, LA USA
> > > PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail.
> > >
> > > I wish the USA could get out of the UN. But a forum where
> > > governments can talk is too useful. The next best thing is to
> > > only pay a fraction of our dues. Or find a better forum.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > -
> > Kunjan Shah
> > http://kunjan.net
> >
> 
> --
> -
> Kunjan Shah
> http://kunjan.net
> 


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Re: udev problems

2004-12-21 Thread Ron Johnson
On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 04:04 -0600, Kunjan Shah wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> I dont know how to start. 
> 
> i have udev and devfs both running on my laptop... with the udev
> mounting under /.dev
> cant figure out what is the problem
> 
> without that i cant get /dev/input/mice to work to get it to run x
> 
> what could be the problem?

You should not have udev & devfs active at the same time.

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udev problems

2004-12-21 Thread Kunjan Shah
Greetings,

I dont know how to start. 

i have udev and devfs both running on my laptop... with the udev
mounting under /.dev
cant figure out what is the problem

without that i cant get /dev/input/mice to work to get it to run x

what could be the problem?

Thanks a lot

Regards,
Kunjan.

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