Re: New device names after kernel update from 2.2 to 2.4
>>>>> "Herbert" == Herbert Pirke <debian_help@yahoo.com> writes:
Herbert> As far as I know, some block device names changed with the
Herbert> 2.4 kernel, so I wonder if that changes a lot. Maybe some
Herbert> changed/added simlinks fix the problem.
Normally, you shouldn't need to change anything. The kernel doesn't
care about device names, it only looks at the major/minor device
numbers in the inode. I don't know exactly which device names have
changed, but it should only affect you if you have some special
hardware.
(Devfs is a different issue, but you don't have to use that if you
don't want to.)
I expect a thorough reorganization of /dev during the 2.5 series, but
the kernel gurus haven't yet decided on how to do this.
Herbert> Also, is it possible to have a 2.2 and a 2.4 kernel on one
Herbert> machine and let lilo either boot one or the other?
Yes, all the software that can handle 2.4 can also work with a 2.2
kernel.
Woody is fully 2.4-ready (off course it also works for a 2.2 kernel).
For potato, look for the packages Adrian Bunk has made. (I don't have
the URL here, but they're mentioned on the list from time to time.)
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