Re: devfs vs. devpts
John Jasen wrote: > > On 16 Mar 2001, Ian Soboroff wrote: > > > i don't have devpts mounted under 2.4.2 (debian checks whether you > > have devfs before mounting devpts), so i tried building my kernel with > > Unix 98 pty support but without the devpts filesystem. i get the > > following error at the very end of 'make bzImage': > > snipped from .config: > > # > # Character devices > # > CONFIG_VT=y > CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y > CONFIG_SERIAL=y > # CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE is not set > # CONFIG_SERIAL_EXTENDED is not set > # CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set > CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y > CONFIG_UNIX98_PTY_COUNT=256 > > # > # File systems > # > CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=y > CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT=y > CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG=y > ... > # CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS is not set > > from my /etc/devfsd.conf, I have: > REGISTERpts/.* MKOLDCOMPAT > UNREGISTER pts/.* RMOLDCOMPAT > > and for permissions: > REGISTERpts/.* IGNORE > I had the same problem, so i added those devfsd lines to my config files, and everything's peachy now. I'm thinking it's a debian problem, cause everything was fine till I ran a dist-upgrade. I didn't notice it right away, and I did random kernel stuff before I did notice it. Ian, which debian are you running, I'm using sid. Nathan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" 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.tux.org/lkml/
Re: devfs vs. devpts
On 16 Mar 2001, Ian Soboroff wrote: > i don't have devpts mounted under 2.4.2 (debian checks whether you > have devfs before mounting devpts), so i tried building my kernel with > Unix 98 pty support but without the devpts filesystem. i get the > following error at the very end of 'make bzImage': snipped from .config: # # Character devices # CONFIG_VT=y CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_SERIAL=y # CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE is not set # CONFIG_SERIAL_EXTENDED is not set # CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y CONFIG_UNIX98_PTY_COUNT=256 # # File systems # CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=y CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT=y CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG=y ... # CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS is not set from my /etc/devfsd.conf, I have: REGISTERpts/.* MKOLDCOMPAT UNREGISTER pts/.* RMOLDCOMPAT and for permissions: REGISTERpts/.* IGNORE uname -a: Linux grim 2.4.2-ac18 #3 SMP Mon Mar 12 12:05:18 EST 2001 i686 unknown -- -- John E. Jasen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- In theory, theory and practise are the same. In practise, they aren't. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" 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.tux.org/lkml/
Re: devfs vs. devpts
On 16 Mar 2001, Ian Soboroff wrote: i don't have devpts mounted under 2.4.2 (debian checks whether you have devfs before mounting devpts), so i tried building my kernel with Unix 98 pty support but without the devpts filesystem. i get the following error at the very end of 'make bzImage': snipped from .config: # # Character devices # CONFIG_VT=y CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_SERIAL=y # CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE is not set # CONFIG_SERIAL_EXTENDED is not set # CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y CONFIG_UNIX98_PTY_COUNT=256 # # File systems # CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=y CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT=y CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG=y ... # CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS is not set from my /etc/devfsd.conf, I have: REGISTERpts/.* MKOLDCOMPAT UNREGISTER pts/.* RMOLDCOMPAT and for permissions: REGISTERpts/.* IGNORE uname -a: Linux grim 2.4.2-ac18 #3 SMP Mon Mar 12 12:05:18 EST 2001 i686 unknown -- -- John E. Jasen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- In theory, theory and practise are the same. In practise, they aren't. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" 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.tux.org/lkml/
Re: devfs vs. devpts
John Jasen wrote: On 16 Mar 2001, Ian Soboroff wrote: i don't have devpts mounted under 2.4.2 (debian checks whether you have devfs before mounting devpts), so i tried building my kernel with Unix 98 pty support but without the devpts filesystem. i get the following error at the very end of 'make bzImage': snipped from .config: # # Character devices # CONFIG_VT=y CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_SERIAL=y # CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE is not set # CONFIG_SERIAL_EXTENDED is not set # CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y CONFIG_UNIX98_PTY_COUNT=256 # # File systems # CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=y CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT=y CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG=y ... # CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS is not set from my /etc/devfsd.conf, I have: REGISTERpts/.* MKOLDCOMPAT UNREGISTER pts/.* RMOLDCOMPAT and for permissions: REGISTERpts/.* IGNORE I had the same problem, so i added those devfsd lines to my config files, and everything's peachy now. I'm thinking it's a debian problem, cause everything was fine till I ran a dist-upgrade. I didn't notice it right away, and I did random kernel stuff before I did notice it. Ian, which debian are you running, I'm using sid. Nathan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" 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.tux.org/lkml/
