Where is Devfs? And other problems

Cam.Thompson · n00b Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Posts: 33

hey, I've recently been recompiling my kernel ( a multitude of times) to get certain things going ... ( iptables, nvidia) ...

and I've been using genkernel. When I used genkernel this most recent time, I noticed that it built a kernel similar to that of binary distrobutions (bloated), so I "make menuconfig" and check off everything I need and module everything I think I might need, only to find out.... I can't find /devfs

ANYWHERE in the options.... can someone point it out to me please?
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I did a search on this to no avail.

iamben · Apprentice Joined: 10 May 2004 Posts: 278

File Systems->Pseudo Filesystems->/dev file system support (OBSOLETE)

youll need to enable "Code maturity level options"->"Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers" if you havent already, otherwise devfs (and quite a few other things) might not show up

Cam.Thompson · n00b Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Posts: 33

thanks.

I didn't know about the "prompt for incomplete..." thing. I didn't think it was needed.

Cam.Thompson · n00b Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Posts: 33

ok, got my kernel recompiled and everything....

But I'm still getting the "no devfs" error at boot....

I removed all my old bzimages from 2.6.7..... fixed my /etc/lilo.conf to point to my new kernel... and its still booting the old kernel (at least thats what it looks like) ... I'll try to recompile again with a make clean

Cam.Thompson · n00b Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Posts: 33

Ok, I did that and now it still giving me the same error in the above post....

any ideas?

Cam.Thompson · n00b Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Posts: 33

OK

now I gotm y kernel to work and boot and everything.... I just need to get my mouse working...

I've tried all the obvious options in menuconfig...
But maybe someone can list the things I have to do or point me to another post/howto where someone has a similar problem?

thanks in advance