Re: [PATCH] devfs: remove devfs from Kconfig preventing it from being built

[Jim Crilly <jim@why.dont.jablowme.net>]

On 06/21/05 11:40:06PM -0700, Martin J. Bligh wrote:
> >> > However, this does mean I do need to reinstall a couple
> >> > debian boxes here to something newer before I can continue
> >> > doing kernel work in 2.6.x on them.
> >> 
> >> Those boxes rely on devfs?
> > 
> > Yeah, when I forget to turn on DEVFS_FS and DEVFS_MOUNT in the
> > kernel config the machine won't boot. :-)
> > 
> >> Can't you just grab the "static dev" debian package and continue on?
> >> I'm sure there is one in there somewhere (don't really know for sure,
> >> not running debian anywhere here, sorry.)
> >> 
> >> Or how about a tarball of a /dev tree?  Would that help you out?
> > 
> > I don't know if Debian has such a package.
> > 
> > Don't worry, I'll take care of this by simply reinstalling
> > and thus moving to udev.
> 
> ??? I use debian sarge all the time with kernel.org kernels that don't
> have devfs compiled in, and I don't use udev either. Works across ia32,
> x86_64, and PPC64 (32 bit userspace) at least, with no trouble at all,
> out of the box. I did the same with Woody as well before that ...

I think he's just saying that since he did the install with devfs enabled
and has been using devfs device names, a conversion back to 'standard'
names would be a major PITA. It's definately possible to convert, but if
there's not much on the boxes a reinstall might be quicker.

> 
> M.

Jim.

> 
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