Re: [WARNING] devfs mount default changed

From: Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com)
Date: Sun Apr 30 2000 - 14:15:03 EST

Richard Gooch wrote:
> Hi, all. The default mounting behaviour for devfs has changed
> recently :-(

Thanks to the default mounting behavior change, people can compile devfs
into their kernels without being forced to use it.

> If your system no longer boots correctly (a typical
> message is "Unable to open initial console"), you may have been caught
> by this change. Look for the boot message:
> Mounted devfs on /dev

If there is a script that prints out a message "mounted devfs on /dev"
but didn't really do so, that sounds like a bug.

        Jeff 

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