Re: udev problems
I have been experiencing a similar problem..
I cannot install udev without losing x as described.
I just did netinstall with sid from alioth and x is fine until udev is
installed (ie. with gnome-desktop-environment). Then I get the problems
described by Kunjan.
I did aptitude purge udev, which took out gnome-desktop-environment with
it and now my x display is working again.
The only thing i could note from the install was that I chose to have my
devices managed by discover when that option was presented.
Season's Greetings,
Norv
On Thu, 2004-12-23 at 02:27 -0600, Kunjan Shah wrote:
> shoot i been replying to you only all the time and this thread never
> made it to the list.
>
> so now it does. :(
>
>
> On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 02:25:53 -0600, Kunjan Shah <kunjan1029@gmail.com> wrote:
> > ok hmm i booted with a live cd and did
> >
> > cd /mnt/hda8/dev/
> > mknod -m 600 console c 5 1
> > mknod -m 666 null c 1 3
> >
> > and booted with devfs=nomount
> >
> > and still my mtab looks the same :(
> >
> > and i have udevd running and /proc/filesystems shows
> > "nodev devfs"
> >
> > yup my brain's fried.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 22:33:05 -0600, Kunjan Shah <kunjan1029@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > the thing is i think udev and devfs are running together... coz i got
> > > a /.dev in root...
> > >
> > > yeah my /home is on a seperate partition. i wouldnt mind reinstalling
> > > its a fresh system and i have no data on it. AMD64 u know i knew it
> > > wasnt going to be smooth sailing.... ;)
> > >
> > > here's my fstab (or u can go here http://kunjan.net/fstab )
> > > # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
> > > #
> > > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
> > > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
> > > /dev/hda8 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
> > > /dev/hda7 /boot ext3 defaults 0 2
> > > /dev/hda9 /home ext3 defaults 0 2
> > > /dev/hda10 none swap sw 0 0
> > > /dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
> > >
> > > and here's grep output
> > > CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=y
> > > # CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT is not set
> > > # CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG is not set
> > >
> > > i can reinstall if its required but if i can fix it i can learn a few
> > > new things ;)
> > > this is a fresh install so its cool!!
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot!
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Kunjan
> > >
> > > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:14:52 -0600, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 2004-12-22 at 11:45 -0600, Kunjan Shah wrote:
> > > > > here's my mtab
> > > > >
> > > > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target/lun0/part7 /boot ext3 rw 0 0
> > > > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target/lun0/part8 / ext3 rw 0 0
> > > > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target/lun0/part9 /home ext3 rw 0 0
> > > > > devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,gid=5,mode=620 0 0
> > > > > none /dev tmpfs rw,size=5M,mode=0755 0 0
> > > > > proc /proc proc rw 0 0
> > > > > sysfs /sys sysfs rw 0 0
> > > > > tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs rw 0 0
> > > > > usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs rw 0 0
> > > >
> > > > Well, you're definitely running devfs... :(
> > > >
> > > > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target/lun0/partX this i need to change to
> > > > > /dev/hdaX right?
> > > >
> > > > *You* won't. Linux will, when you disable devfs.
> > > >
> > > > How the heck devfs got there in the 1st place is what I want to know.
> > > >
> > > > > what else is wrong there?
> > > >
> > > > Hmmm. It's not "wrong", its just different. (I sound soooo
> > > > Politically Correct, don't I?)
> > > >
> > > > I need you to do these 4 things:
> > > >
> > > > - Please *attach* your /etc/fstab.
> > > >
> > > > - Please tell me that your /home is on a separate partition.
> > > >
> > > > - Run this command "grep DEVFS /boot/config-$(uname -r)"
> > > >
> > > > - Steel yourself for the probability that you'll have to reinstall
> > > >
> > > > > Thanks a lot
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards
> > > > > Kunjan
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:08:12 -0600, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
> > > > > > On Wed, 2004-12-22 at 10:57 -0600, Kunjan Shah wrote:
> > > > > > > Well if i add devfs=nomount then the system doesnt boot. the Kernel
> > > > > > > says cant open /dev/console. and /dev/null. I tried creating static
> > > > > > > entries but since they are already in /dev i cant create them either
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > so if i want to boot the system i have to add devfs=mount to the kernel args.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Interesting. What does "cat /etc/mtab|sort" look like?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > funny thing is i already removed devfsd package....
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > arrrgh.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Indeed.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > Ron Johnson, Jr.
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> > > >
> > > > I wish the USA could get out of the UN. But a forum where
> > > > governments can talk is too useful. The next best thing is to
> > > > only pay a fraction of our dues. Or find a better forum.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > -------------------------
> > > Kunjan Shah
> > > http://kunjan.net
> > >
> >
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> >
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