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Re: [WARNING] devfs mount default changed

To: Richard Gooch <rgooch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [WARNING] devfs mount default changed
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 15:15:03 -0400
Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, devfs-announce-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Organization: MandrakeSoft
References: <200004301902.e3UJ2eW21010@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sender: owner-devfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
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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