Re: install latest debian 2.4.16 kernelimage has devfs activated, why?

2002-01-30 Thread Walter Tautz
On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, dman wrote: On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 06:52:07AM +0800, csj wrote: | On 29 Jan 2002 11:03:07 -0800 | Dave Carrigan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | Walter Tautz [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: | | [...] | | Just curious to hear other people's opinions on this matter,

install latest debian 2.4.16 kernelimage has devfs activated, why?

2002-01-29 Thread Walter Tautz
# grep -i devfs /boot/config-2.4.17-686 CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=y # CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT is not set # CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG is not set Would it not be better to have CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=n I am currently reading /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.17/Documentation/filesystems/devfs/README to see what advantages there

Re: install latest debian 2.4.16 kernelimage has devfs activated, why?

2002-01-29 Thread Dave Carrigan
Walter Tautz [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Would it not be better to have CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=n Why? Anyone know how to create devfs? mount -t devfs - /dev apt-get install devfsd cramfs: wrong magic What is cramfs? Compressed ramdisk filesystem. Useful for initrd's. The wrong magic message

Re: install latest debian 2.4.16 kernelimage has devfs activated, why?

2002-01-29 Thread csj
On 29 Jan 2002 11:03:07 -0800 Dave Carrigan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Walter Tautz [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [...] Just curious to hear other people's opinions on this matter, i.e. don't use devfs. It seems to me the debian kernel should have CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=n. Some people want

Re: install latest debian 2.4.16 kernelimage has devfs activated, why?

2002-01-29 Thread Dave Carrigan
csj [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But, let's say I just want to play with devfs, could I still go back to my old disk-based setup? Could I still boot my old devfsd-disabled kernel after using a devfsd-enabled kernel? Sure. Having devfs enabled in the kernel does not require you to use devfs.

Re: install latest debian 2.4.16 kernelimage has devfs activated, why?

2002-01-29 Thread dman
On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 06:52:07AM +0800, csj wrote: | On 29 Jan 2002 11:03:07 -0800 | Dave Carrigan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | Walter Tautz [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: | | [...] | | Just curious to hear other people's opinions on this matter, i.e. | don't use devfs. It seems to me the