Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

On 20/04/15 06:09, Jude Nelson wrote: That is not my intention when it comes to packaging vdev. Devuan is all about preserving the user's freedom to run the software they want, so the ultimate goal is to make it possible for multiple different device managers to coexist. How about if I w

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

On 20/04/15 06:08, Jude Nelson wrote: Hi Anto, [Snip] I took the picture of my screen, vdev debugging log and dmesg from (initramfs) prompt. The picture is still quite bad from photographic point of view, but I think it is good enough to give you information. Please find them on

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

Hi Anto, > > I am confused now about your comment that we can "install any/all device > managers and pick one that gets started at boot-time via the alternatives > system". > > I initially thought that vdev requires udev or any other device managers > to work. But since you added the command to d

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

On 19/04/15 05:56, Jude Nelson wrote: Hi Anto, On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 2:19 PM, Anto > wrote: Hello Jude, Sorry for keep sending emails instead of sending them at once. I just thought it will be good to have comparison of the logs with the successful

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

Hi Anto, On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 2:19 PM, Anto wrote: > On 18/04/15 19:46, Anto wrote: > >> >> Hello Jude, >> >> I have tried a lot other combinations but the problem remains, that is >> the init fails to mount the root partition. >> >> I am not sure why as I can manually mount any disks that ar

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

On 18/04/15 19:46, Anto wrote: Hello Jude, I have tried a lot other combinations but the problem remains, that is the init fails to mount the root partition. I am not sure why as I can manually mount any disks that are available on /dev at (initramfs) prompt. I had to do that in order to be

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

On 18/04/15 12:44, Anto wrote: Hello Jude, I have just tried to boot with vdev's initrd, wheezy init, example's init on /usr/share/initramds-tools, and only /etc/init.d/vdev on /etc/runlevel.conf but the result is the same, i.e. ends up at (initramfs) prompt. I only focus on testing your v

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

On 18/04/15 18:29, Steve Litt wrote: On Sat, 18 Apr 2015 12:44:55 +0200 Anto wrote: Hello Jude, I have just tried to boot with vdev's initrd, wheezy init, example's init on /usr/share/initramds-tools, and only /etc/init.d/vdev on /etc/runlevel.conf but the result is the same, i.e. ends up a

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

On Sat, 18 Apr 2015 12:44:55 +0200 Anto wrote: > Hello Jude, > > I have just tried to boot with vdev's initrd, wheezy init, example's > init on /usr/share/initramds-tools, and only /etc/init.d/vdev on > /etc/runlevel.conf but the result is the same, i.e. ends up at > (initramfs) prompt. I a

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

On 18/04/15 06:08, Jude Nelson wrote: Hi Anto, [snip] 1. compile and install vdev 2. copy vdev's initrd into /boot 3. rename /sbin/init to /sbin/init.novdev 4. copy vdev's init file into /sbin The init program in example/initramfs/init goes into /usr/share/initramfs-tools/

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 12:08:54AM -0400, Jude Nelson wrote: [snip] > > I am still using file-rc instead of sysv-rc, but I didn't clean up > > /etc/rc?.d directories. I tried to use sysv-rc, but my mouse and keyboard > > are not being detected when using kernel 3.18.11. They are only being > > dete

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

Hi Anto, [snip] > 1. compile and install vdev > 2. copy vdev's initrd into /boot > 3. rename /sbin/init to /sbin/init.novdev 4. copy vdev's init file into /sbin > The init program in example/initramfs/init goes into /usr/share/initramfs-tools/init, not /sbin/init :) The initramfs's init scrip

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 08:03:36PM +0200, Anto wrote: > After I pulled your commit from github.com, I have done the following: > > 1. compile and install vdev > 2. copy vdev's initrd into /boot > 3. rename /sbin/init to /sbin/init.novdev > 4. copy vdev's init file into /sbin > 5. manually set the

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

On 17/04/15 06:00, Jude Nelson wrote: Hi Anto, I just committed preliminary support for using vdevd with devtmpfs. vdevd should automatically detect whether or not devtmpfs is mounted on /dev, and nevertheless run device setup scripts (by using its own device metadata tree in /dev/vdev/ to s

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

On 17/04/15 06:00, Jude Nelson wrote: Hi Anto, I just committed preliminary support for using vdevd with devtmpfs.  vdevd should automatically detect whether or not devtmpfs is mounted on /dev, and nevertheless run device setup scripts (by using its own device metadata tree in /dev/vdev/ t

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

Hi Anto, I push code to both github and git.devuan.org. Either one works :) Thanks, -Jude On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 9:40 AM, Anto wrote: > On 17/04/15 06:00, Jude Nelson wrote: > >> Hi Anto, >> >> I just committed preliminary support for using vdevd with devtmpfs. >> vdevd should automatically

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

On 17/04/15 06:00, Jude Nelson wrote: Hi Anto, I just committed preliminary support for using vdevd with devtmpfs. vdevd should automatically detect whether or not devtmpfs is mounted on /dev, and nevertheless run device setup scripts (by using its own device metadata tree in /dev/vdev/ to s

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

Hi Anto, I just committed preliminary support for using vdevd with devtmpfs. vdevd should automatically detect whether or not devtmpfs is mounted on /dev, and nevertheless run device setup scripts (by using its own device metadata tree in /dev/vdev/ to see whether or not the device was actually p

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

On 16/04/15 21:49, Jude Nelson wrote: Hi Anto, Sorry for the late reply; I had been super busy with work over the last 24 hours. Don't worry, Jude. You are not working for anyone or any companies who breath on your neck to complete vdev tomorrow, are you? :) Thanks for sending me the pic

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

Hi Anto, Sorry for the late reply; I had been super busy with work over the last 24 hours. On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 2:43 PM, Anto wrote: > On 15/04/15 05:20, Jude Nelson wrote: > >> Hi Anto, >> >> >> Don't you want to know my setup? >> >> Yes, eventually :) Â However, I don't want to waste y

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

On 15/04/15 05:20, Jude Nelson wrote: Hi Anto, Don't you want to know my setup? Yes, eventually :) Â However, I don't want to waste your time either, at least until I am more confident that the vdev installation process works correctly. Â Maybe there are some packages required b

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

Hi Anto, > > Don't you want to know my setup? Yes, eventually :) However, I don't want to waste your time either, at least until I am more confident that the vdev installation process works correctly. > Maybe there are some packages required by your vdev, but I don't have them > installed on

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

On 14/04/15 22:25, Jude Nelson wrote: Hey Anto, On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Anto > wrote: Thanks for giving it a try again! I'm going to try to reproduce it on my VM and I'll get back to you (could be a few days, though). Perhaps I was not quite clear o

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

Hey Anto, On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Anto wrote: > On 14/04/15 21:18, Anto wrote: > >> >> Hello Jude, >> >> I have just done the following: >> >> - remove /etc/vdev >> - |git pull https://github.com/jcnelson/vdev|- remove /etc/vdev >> - make clean >> - compile and install libvdev, vdevd an

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

On 14/04/15 21:18, Anto wrote: Hello Jude, I have just done the following: - remove /etc/vdev - |git pull https://github.com/jcnelson/vdev|- remove /etc/vdev - make clean - compile and install libvdev, vdevd and example (step 1) - for step 2, I need to use root account as otherwise I got the

Re: [Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

On 14/04/15 20:46, Jude Nelson wrote: It just occurred to me that my reply wasn't CC'ed to the ML. -- Forwarded message -- From: *Jude Nelson* mailto:jud...@gmail.com>> Date: Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 2:12 PM Subject: Re: [Dng] [dng] vdev status update To: Anto mailto:arya...@chello.a

[Dng] Fwd: [dng] vdev status update

It just occurred to me that my reply wasn't CC'ed to the ML. -- Forwarded message -- From: Jude Nelson Date: Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 2:12 PM Subject: Re: [Dng] [dng] vdev status update To: Anto Hi Anto, thank you for giving that a try! > I am not sure if at this stage, it is wor