Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 2 Jul 2000 19:28:52 -0600 | From | Richard Gooch <> | Subject | Re: devfs: /dev/vcc/N weirdness |
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Xuan Baldauf writes: > > Hello,
For future reference, please note the devfs mailing list is at: devfs@oss.sgi.com Please use this instead next time.
> I just installed devfsd-1.3.9-1mdk.i586.rpm onto a fresh SuSE 6.3 > system with linux-2.4.0-test2-ac2, devfs enabled, and found out, that > at first, some virtual consoles are not registered. I got following in > the syslog: > > ... > Jul 2 10:06:08 notebook2 mingetty[171]: /dev/vcs6: No such file or > directory > Jul 2 10:06:09 notebook2 mingetty[188]: /dev/vcs4: No such file or > directory > Jul 2 10:06:09 notebook2 mingetty[190]: /dev/vcs2: No such file or > directory > Jul 2 10:06:09 notebook2 mingetty[191]: /dev/vcs3: No such file or > directory > Jul 2 10:06:09 notebook2 init: Id "2" respawning too fast: disabled > for 5 minutes > Jul 2 10:06:09 notebook2 init: Id "3" respawning too fast: disabled > for 5 minutes > Jul 2 10:06:09 notebook2 mingetty[193]: /dev/vcs4: No such file or > directory > .... > > notebook2:/dev # dir vcc > total 0 > drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 Jan 1 1970 . > drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 Jan 1 1970 .. > crw------- 1 root root 7, 0 Jan 1 1970 0 > crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 1 Jan 1 1970 1 > crw------- 1 root root 7, 10 Jan 1 1970 10 > crw------- 1 root root 7, 2 Jan 1 1970 2 > crw------- 1 root root 7, 128 Jan 1 1970 a > crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 129 Jan 1 1970 a1 > crw------- 1 root root 7, 138 Jan 1 1970 a10 > crw------- 1 root root 7, 130 Jan 1 1970 a2 > notebook2:/dev # > > When I switch with Alt+3 to the third console, after some time, the > entry /dev/vcc/3 (and /dev/vcs3) appears, and then it works. But, > because even when using devfsd as "compatibility manager", there are > failures (no immediate access to other virtual consoles), I suppose > that this is a bug.
The /dev/vcc/* devices don't appear until the corresponding /dev/vc/* device has been opened. It looks like mingetty has a bug: it's looking for the vcc device before the vc device. It really shouldn't do that.
Regards,
Richard.... Permanent: rgooch@atnf.csiro.au Current: rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca
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