devfs with 2.6.0-test4 kernel

devfs with 2.6.0-test4 kernel

[Harry Brueckner]

Hello,

I just switched to a self compiled 2.6.0-test4 kernel with devfs support on 
my Debian unstable system. devfsd is running nicely without any complaints.
On my old 2.4.20 kernel I did not use devfs.

Now when I boot into the new 2.6 kernel it starts up but throws tons of 
messages like

...
FATAL: Module /dev/ttyx0
FATAL: Module /dev/ttyx1
FATAL: Module /dev/ttyx2
FATAL: Module /dev/ttyx3
FATAL: Module /dev/ttyx4
FATAL: Module /dev/ttyx5
...

and it seems not to find alot of other /dev entries as well.

Googling around I did not find any hints about where this problem might 
come from.

Any ideas what might be wrong?

TIA, Harry

Re: devfs with 2.6.0-test4 kernel

[Ivan Gyurdiev]

> Any ideas what might be wrong?

Modprobe is too verbose when it comes to devfs failures.
This is known issue, and Rusty Russel has a patch for modutils, but he 
hasn't merged it yet, I think (or has he?).

Re: devfs with 2.6.0-test4 kernel

[Rusty Russell]

In message <3F60383B.6030406@cornell.edu> you write:
> 
> > Any ideas what might be wrong?
> 
> Modprobe is too verbose when it comes to devfs failures.
> This is known issue, and Rusty Russel has a patch for modutils, but he 
> hasn't merged it yet, I think (or has he?).

I've just released 0.9.14.

Cheers!
Rusty.
--
  Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.

Re: devfs with 2.6.0-test4 kernel

[Claas Langbehn]

Harry Brueckner wrote:

> ...
> FATAL: Module /dev/ttyx0
> FATAL: Module /dev/ttyx1
> FATAL: Module /dev/ttyx2
> FATAL: Module /dev/ttyx3
> FATAL: Module /dev/ttyx4
> FATAL: Module /dev/ttyx5
> ...

I had this, too. But it disappeared with test5-mm1 on my debian sid.
Try to update sysvinit. If that does not help, try with a newer kernel,
too.


claa. But it disappeared with test5-mm1 on my debian sid.
Try to update sysvinit. If that does not help, try with a newer kernel,
too.


claas