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Re: hopefully, there is "straight forward" solution

To: dru levin <abqtek44@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: hopefully, there is "straight forward" solution
From: rkelsoe@xxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 20:09:26 -0500
Cc: linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
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dru levin wrote:
> 
> howdy,
> 
> everything is peachy with 7.1 (with xfs) install, but how can I disable
> the devfs from mounting, even temporarily???  I'm loading XFS support
> solely
> to mount several Jaz cartridges that were formated with XFS, and I would
> like to
> make changes to /dev in order to get "subsequent" mounts to work (XFS).
> 
> I tried:
> 
> append="devfs=nomount" in lilo.conf but "devfs" is mounting elsewhere.
> 
> is there a "workaround" or a "fix" for "non-hackers" like myself to
> disable devfs??
> I know it is a good daemon, but I would like to disable it.
> 
> thanx,
> 
> dru
What does your lilo.conf file look like? My append statement is:
        append="ramdisk_size=2500 devfs=nomount"

and devfs is not running. Do you have more than one append, maybe?

RK
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