[lug] Kernel compile -devfs

[Zan Lynx]

On Mon, 2006-07-17 at 16:20 -0600, Jason Davis wrote:
> Hello,
>  I have a dual cpu Amd64 box. It running Debian stable. However the
> install did not set up a SMP kernel so only one of my CPUs is showing
> up. I compiled a kernel and built ext3 and the sata drivers for my
> board.
> 
> If i try to not use a initrd image the root file system cant be mounted.
> Can some suggest what Im leaving out. If i use an initrd i get a kernel
> panic saying the dev/console can not be loadded.
> 
> I have googled the messages I get. I have tried a few things I found
> (like install udev/devfsd) Still I get the same error.
> 
> Questions:
> 1. Why is /dev/console not being found at boot?
> 2. How can I use udev and not devfs?
> 3. Besides ext3 ,scsi , sata , what do i need to build into my kernel to
> not need initrd?

udev needs some basic devices in the /dev directory before it can get
the kernel booted and start running.

Some Googling reveals:
http://www.disaggregate.com/blog/technicalweblog/archives/000012.html
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/udev-guide.xml

-- 
Zan Lynx <zlynx at acm.org>
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