Actually, devfs is neat, and I do not know why you need to do without it. That is not saying you can do it, I just do not know. A clean /dev directory can be so nice!
Although you _must_ have devfsd installed before it will work, otherwise you will not be able to mount your root partition on reboot. It has happened to me and others :) --- Clemens Mangler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > compile without dev-fs! > > clemens > > On Sun, 16 Feb 2003 14:31:27 +0100 > "Reto Stalder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Ajay, > > > > > try > > > > http://www.ibooklinux.net/plain_page.php?caller=ibooklinux.php+record=86. > > > Look for the iBook (not iMac!) benH tree > kernel. This is a precompiled > > > kernel and the config file used in building it > is listed there for > > > download. > > > > > > There is a very good page available > > > out there which lists the whole installation > process along w/ > > > config files. > > > http://mega.ist.utl.pt/~mmsf/ibook.html > > I managed to compile the kernel, doing the > following steps: > > - I've downloaded the source: > kernel-source-2.4.20-ben5_10.00.Custom_all.deb > > - I've unpacked the source to /usr/src/linux > > - Then I've copied the .config file from > > http://mega.ist.utl.pt/~mmsf/ibook.html to > /usr/src/linux > > - Finally I've compiled it the debian way with > "make-dpkg kernel_image" and > > installed it with "dpkg -i kernel... .deb" > > > > On the next reboot, I got the following error: > > > > <kernel> > > Checking root filesystem... > > fsck 1.30-WIP (30-Sept-2002) > > fsck.ext3: No such file or directory while trying > to open /dev/hda11 > > /dev/hda11: > > The superblock could not be read or does not > describe a correct ext2 > > filesystem. If the device is valid and it really > contains an ext2 > > filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something > else), then the superblock > > is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with > an alternate superblock: > > e2fsck -b 8193 <device> > > > > fsck failed. Please repair manually and reboot > > </kernel> > > > > I have no idea how to solve this. By the way: the > precompiled version of > > benh5 works well, except the sleep mode (see my > previous post "Problems with > > pmu/display"). That's why I wanted to compile it > by myself... > > > > > way you want it. If you have trouble, post > again and I will attach my > > > ..config file that I am using on my ibook2.2 > right now. > > O that would be fine! > > > > Thank you very much for your help! > > > > Reto > > > > -- > > Visit us on WWW.VOLLEYTOTAL.CH > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com
