Re: debian-installer - using devfs in the installed system
On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 01:30:04PM -0700, Bdale Garbee wrote:
>
> While opinions may vary, I wonder if we're really smart to depend on devfs as
> a kernel feature for the limited use we need to make of it in the install
> process? Or is there some big win from devfs that I haven't understood yet?
if it is decided to go to devfs, be aware that some devices will require
special care - specifically, some hardware raid devices.
the cciss & cpqarray drivers (and likely the mylex controllers) have a
namespace issue that prevents both the devfs name and the standard /dev
entry names to exist simultaneously.
(for example, /dev/cciss/c0d0 vs. /dev/cciss/c0d0/)
d-i can of course work around this, but it would require knowing which type
of /dev the user wants to use in the end.
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