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Re: [Xen-devel] can't mount root... devfs???

To: James Harper <JamesH@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] can't mount root... devfs???
From: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:43:33 +0100
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> Domain1 is now not booting anymore, and the boot console tells me it's 
> because it can't mount /dev/sda7.
> 
> My config files says sda7 maps to /dev/sda7 eg:
> 
> disk = [ 'phy:sda7,sda7,w' ]
> root = "/dev/sda7 ro"
> 
> My only thought is that maybe devfs is confusing the issue... eg there are no 
> scsi devices so sda7 doesn't appear in /dev.
> 
> Can anyone confirm/deny this?

We make no effort to make 'logical' devices appear in devfs --- if
it doesn't happen automatically then code needs to be added to do it
manually.

Is devfs still alive in 2.6, or have they moved to some other scheme?

 -- Keir


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