unable to mount devfs with 2.6

xirus · 2004-02-13 16:36:19

After I configured my 2.6 kernel on this box (did it on another box too where it's working perfectly fine - doing about the same things I've done for this box) I get this error while booting:

mount_devfs_fs(): unable to mount devfs, err: -2

after that he sais he can't open an initial console
I have no idea what error -2 is

[xirus@a1300 linux]$ cat /usr/src/linux-2.6.2/.config|grep DEVFS
CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=y
CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT=y
# CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG is not set

and for the record, I'm using module-init-tools, I've also compiled the unix pts things into it, I've set the pts line in fstab and I've copied System.map to /boot (as proposed on irc)

Moo-Crumpus · 2004-03-09 17:20:59

no idea, but me 2 having a problem with devfs, although i use arch's common kernel26 and fstab entries are ok: devfs-daemon fails to start during booting.

alcattle · 2004-03-10 01:31:13

maybe you need to check if you have the pseudo file systems built in.

http://www.easylinuxguide.com/modules.p … =18&page=1

Sounds like you have the fstab entry correct

punkrockguy318 · 2004-03-12 21:54:48

Why doesn't Arch switch to uDev? Isn't it much better than devfs?

Xentac · 2004-03-13 01:25:40

Not yet it isn't and because 2.4 doesn't have it. We can't leave the 2.4 people behind!

sarah31 · 2004-03-13 15:52:21

udev is just not ready yet. while many folks report success with it is does not support as wide a set of devices as devfs. documantation is still very weak on it as well (which i really don't see improving as many kernel related project seem to be getting weaker in the documentation department, such as libusb )

Xentac · 2004-03-13 19:05:56

I don't think it's support for devices that's a problem... that's handled by the kernel drivers.. maybe device types though.

neri · 2004-03-14 00:03:12

sarah31 wrote:

udev is just not ready yet. while many folks report success with it is does not support as wide a set of devices as devfs. documantation is still very weak on it as well (which i really don't see improving as many kernel related project seem to be getting weaker in the documentation department, such as libusb )

Hi sarah,

lately I read a note that devfs even is maintained again and that it will
probably live longer than it was supposed to be. Was somewhere at a
summarizing of the kernel mailing list about 3 weeks ago.

bye neri

sarah31 · 2004-03-14 02:54:30

cool i like devfs.

until i know udev is solid and stable and account for more device types (or whatever) i won't even test it. udev is the future and i hope that they can move it along a bit faster (so i can see what they are using to replace devfs)

xirus · 2004-04-07 21:02:49

well, we're at 2.6.5 now and it's still not working :?

from that article in the link a few posts above:
[*] /dev/pts file system for Unix98 PTYs -> I don't even get this option, maybe this has been lef out in the new kernels

#pts /dev/pts devpts gid=4,mode=620 0 0
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
and I tried fstab with both these options, but neither work

does anyone have a clue what's going on?

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#1 2004-02-13 16:36:19

unable to mount devfs with 2.6

#2 2004-03-09 17:20:59

Re: unable to mount devfs with 2.6

#3 2004-03-10 01:31:13

Re: unable to mount devfs with 2.6

#4 2004-03-12 21:54:48

Re: unable to mount devfs with 2.6

#5 2004-03-13 01:25:40

Re: unable to mount devfs with 2.6

#6 2004-03-13 15:52:21

Re: unable to mount devfs with 2.6

#7 2004-03-13 19:05:56

Re: unable to mount devfs with 2.6

#8 2004-03-14 00:03:12

Re: unable to mount devfs with 2.6

#9 2004-03-14 02:54:30

Re: unable to mount devfs with 2.6

#10 2004-04-07 21:02:49

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