Re: [lfs-dev] Issue with /dev/shm on host system.

2012-12-21 Thread Michael E. Maher
On Thu, 2012-12-20 at 14:59 -0700, John Joganic wrote: > On my Ubuntu 12 installation the only virtual file system listed in > /etc/fstab is /proc. Everything else is a physical volume or swap. > That said, this install is running in a VM. I don't recall if I > installed it from media or downloa

Re: [lfs-dev] Issue with /dev/shm on host system.

2012-12-21 Thread Pierre Labastie
Le 20/12/2012 22:59, John Joganic a écrit : > On my Ubuntu 12 installation the only virtual file system listed in > /etc/fstab is /proc. Everything else is a physical volume or swap. > That said, this install is running in a VM. I don't recall if I > installed it from media or downloaded it. It

Re: [lfs-dev] Issue with /dev/shm on host system.

2012-12-20 Thread John Joganic
On my Ubuntu 12 installation the only virtual file system listed in /etc/fstab is /proc. Everything else is a physical volume or swap. That said, this install is running in a VM. I don't recall if I installed it from media or downloaded it. It seems worthwhile to have a look at other installati

Re: [lfs-dev] Issue with /dev/shm on host system.

2012-12-20 Thread Bruce Dubbs
John Joganic wrote: > Mount indicates that /dev is devtmpfs and /run is tmpfs, so you are > correct; they must be getting regenerated on boot. Both /run and /dev are in fstab. Also look at the mountvirtfs and mountfs boot scripts to put in context. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/m

Re: [lfs-dev] Issue with /dev/shm on host system.

2012-12-20 Thread John Joganic
Mount indicates that /dev is devtmpfs and /run is tmpfs, so you are correct; they must be getting regenerated on boot. Thank you, -John > Matt Burgess > December 20, 2012 1:25 PM > > I've just created a ticket in our Trac system > (http://wiki.linuxfromscratc

Re: [lfs-dev] Issue with /dev/shm on host system.

2012-12-20 Thread Matt Burgess
On Thu, 2012-12-20 at 12:49 -0700, John Joganic wrote: > I have put that in place, and it does appear to resolve the issue. > > Is there a process in the LFS community to update the instructions? > Given that, as written, the process can break the host, it seems > appropriate to at least include

Re: [lfs-dev] Issue with /dev/shm on host system.

2012-12-20 Thread John Joganic
I have put that in place, and it does appear to resolve the issue. Is there a process in the LFS community to update the instructions? Given that, as written, the process can break the host, it seems appropriate to at least include a warning. Thank you for the quick reply. -John > Pierre Labas

Re: [lfs-dev] Issue with /dev/shm on host system.

2012-12-20 Thread Pierre Labastie
Le 20/12/2012 19:10, John Joganic a écrit : > In the stable LFS book, the host /dev directory is mounted into the chroot > environment using a bind mount. > > mount -v --bind /dev $LFS/dev > > > Next, the following command removed a symbol link and mounted tmpfs for the > chroot environment, but