Should I use devfs in kernel-2.6.5?

grayswander · n00b Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 10

I try to install Gentoo 2004.0

I have emerged gentoo-dev-sources, which appeared to be 2.6.5.
Then I've compiled it without devfs support, because it vas marked as obsolete.

When I started it first time gentoo initialization scripts have detected the lack of devfs support and asked to recompile the kernel with devfs.

Then it started and appeared to work.

What should I do with this? Should I add devfs support? If so, does it need some speecial attention? If not, how do I remove this message?

Thank you in advance.

active · Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2004 12:47 am Post subject:

You could safely add devfs to your kernel.
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grayswander · n00b Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 10

Does it requiere any special treatment?
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active · Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2004 10:51 am Post subject:

No special treatment, I think the support is equal to the support of 2.4.x series, included in the kernel maybe for retro-compatiblity.
There was already a post about your same (sort of) problem, try to search the forum for it.
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nixnut · Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2004 1:52 pm Post subject:

Sometime in the not too far future udev will replace devfs. See http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/udev-guide.xml if you would like to try it.