devfs is definitely not reuired--in fact, it's the 1st thing i disable
through lilo since I have not spent the time to try to get it to work
with any software or hardware RAID devices (by default, it does not
recognize software or compaq raid devices).
The best success I've had so far is to use the release 1 xfs iso for the
redhat 7.1 install ( 2.4.2-SGI_XFS_1.0 ). I've had all kinds of trouble
trying to get the latest 2.4.5,2.4.6-pre versions to work--xfs installs
ok, just other problems cause random freezes and the system hangs. Once
the system hangs, I have seen a lot of files on the XFS partitions get
zeroed out, or contain binary all throughout them--however, I don't
think XFS is to blame for that--just open, half written files when the
kernels hard freeze on me.
Now I face the task that the 2.4.2 cciss (compaq raid) has a serious
memory leak, so I'm back to trying a recent xfs and 2.4.6 kernel.
Good luck--I need it too.
--Michael
Joseph Fannin wrote:
I've searched the archives but found no answer to this question:
Does XFS require DevFS? Or can I build a kernel for my system
(installed from the XFS RH7.1 .iso) that does not include devfs
without having problems?
I've been completely unable to build a working kernel using either
the RH-2.96 or egcs -- the build either fails or gives me a kernel
that produces random segfaults, oopsen, and fs corruption. I've tried
the .src.rpm on the .iso, the 2.4.3 patches and the CVS devel tree.
Often I get oopses in rc.sysinit at about the time it tries to
activate quota support -- do I need quota support built in?
I'm not exactly new at building kernels, but I'm no coder, and my
inability to build a working kernel with XFS support is frustrating me
to say the least. Should I post ksymoops output, am I doing something
obviously wrong, or should I provide more [detailed | organized]
information? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Joseph Fannin
jhf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"Bull in pure form is rare; there is usually some contamination by data."
-- William Graves Perry Jr.
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Michael G. Martin
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