On Thu, Mar 23, 2006 at 10:40:17AM -0500, Lull, Rick wrote: Hi Rick,> > My previous UML hosts were 2.4 or 2.6.8 kernels, so they had DevFS. > I noted the announcements that udev was the replacement for same and it was > going to happen sometime in the 2.6 train of releases. Now, with 2.6.15 > available inside Debian Etch, I figured I would bite the bullet and go for a > new kernel so I would be prepared when it came time to upgrade the > production boxes. > > As my test machines sits now: a VMWare guest (ESX Server), Debian > Etch, 2.6.15 kernel with SKAS3 patch.
just updated on Sid, not Etch, but it doesn't matter :) > > Debian Etch guest, UM kernel from user-mode-linux_2.6.15-1um-1_i386.deb > (root_fs built via debootstrap). When I start the UML guest, I receive the > error: > > Starting periodic command scheduler.... > INIT: Id "3" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes > INIT: Id "2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes > INIT: Id "4" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes > INIT: Id "5" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes > INIT: Id "1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes > INIT: Id "6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes > INIT: no more processes left in this runlevel > > Which, with my devfs kernels, was a case of having not set the console for > the UML up correctly. Now, with the non devfs kernels, I'm not really sure > where to proceed from here. I tried setting the guest to attach to tty0, and > set the con0 option on the command line to go to fd:0,fd:1. I also tried > this with and without the devfs=nomount option. > > My host machine has udev installed, but I'm at a bit of a loss on how to > make use of it for uml. > > Any pointers would be greatly appreciated; I've looked through the mailing > list archives and picked up tidbits here and there but haven't found the > piece that will make the light bulb go on. on /etc/inittab: c0:1235:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty0 linux on command line: user$ linux ubd0=... con0=fd:0 con=pty ... In this way you have a console, if you don't specify con=pty, the default option is the xterm. This is to say that it doesn't matter the devfs, if I am not wrong. Cheers SteX -- Stefano Melchior, GPG key = D52DF829 - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://etinarcadiaego.dyndns.org -- http://www.stex.name Skype ID "stefanomelchior"
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