Changeset a56c4bb

Timestamp:

05/29/2004 03:11:32 PM (20 years ago)

Author:

Alexander E. Patrakov <alexander@…>

Branches:

10.0, 10.0-rc1, 10.1, 10.1-rc1, 11.0, 11.0-rc1, 11.0-rc2, 11.0-rc3, 11.1, 11.1-rc1, 11.2, 11.2-rc1, 11.3, 11.3-rc1, 12.0, 12.0-rc1, 12.1, 12.1-rc1, 6.0, 6.1, 6.1.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.5-systemd, 7.6, 7.6-systemd, 7.7, 7.7-systemd, 7.8, 7.8-systemd, 7.9, 7.9-systemd, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.0, 9.1, arm, bdubbs/gcc13, ml-11.0, multilib, renodr/libudev-from-systemd, s6-init, trunk, xry111/arm64, xry111/arm64-12.0, xry111/clfs-ng, xry111/lfs-next, xry111/loongarch, xry111/loongarch-12.0, xry111/loongarch-12.1, xry111/mips64el, xry111/pip3, xry111/rust-wip-20221008, xry111/update-glibc

Children:

7e8ac1b

Parents:

1cd9252

Message:

Several kernel-related textual changes

git-svn-id: ​http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@3722 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

Files:

• chapter01/changelog.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• chapter07/console.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• chapter08/fstab.xml (modified) (3 diffs)
• chapter08/kernel.xml (modified) (2 diffs)
• general.ent (modified) (1 diff)

chapter01/changelog.xml

@@ -103 +103 @@
 </listitem>
 
+<listitem><para>May 29, 2004 [alexander]: Mentioned the hotplug+udev+modules
+problem. Removed the effectively dead link to the Kernel
+HOWTO.</para></listitem>
+
+<listitem><para>May 29, 2004 [alexander]: Corrected usbfs line in
+/etc/fstab.</para></listitem>
+
+<listitem><para>May 29, 2004 [alexander]: New LFS bootscripts already come
+with the /etc/sysconfig/console file. Corrected the text.</para></listitem>
+
 <listitem><para>May 25, 2004 [jeremy]: Chapter 6 - Upgraded psmisc to
 21.5.</para></listitem>

chapter07/console.xml

@@ -23 +23 @@
 as a configuration file. You need to decide which keymap and screen font you
 will use. The language-specific HOWTO can help you.
-In the future releases of LFS-Bootscripts, there will be a pre-made
+A pre-made
 <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file with known
-good settings for several countries, and you will just have to uncomment
-the relevant section.
+good settings for several countries was installed with the LFS-Bootscripts
+package, and you just have to uncomment
+the relevant section if your country is supported (but read the rest
+of this section anyway).
 If still in doubt,
 look into <filename class="directory">/usr/share/kbd</filename>

chapter08/fstab.xml

@@ -26 +26 @@
 devpts        /dev/pts     devpts   gid=4,mode=620  0     0
 shm           /dev/shm     tmpfs    defaults        0     0
-usbfs         /proc/bus/usb usbfs   devgid=14,devmode=0660 0 0
 # End /etc/fstab
 <userinput>EOF</userinput></screen>
@@ -34 +33 @@
 for example <filename>hda2</filename>, <filename>hda5</filename> and
 <filename>reiserfs</filename>. For all the details on the six fields in this
-table, see <command>man 5 fstab</command>. Omit the usbfs line if you didn't
-compile "USB device filesystem" into the kernel.</para>
+table, see <command>man 5 fstab</command>.</para>
 
 <para>When using a reiserfs partition, the <emphasis>1 1</emphasis> at the
@@ -54 +52 @@
 use USB devices:</para>
 
-<screen>usbfs       /proc/bus/usb  usbfs    defaults    0     0</screen>
+<screen> usbfs         /proc/bus/usb usbfs   devgid=14,devmode=0660 0 0 </screen>
 
-<para>This option will of course only work if you have the relevant support
-compiled into your kernel.</para>
+<para>This option will of course only work if you have the
+"Support for Host-side USB" and "USB device filesystem"
+compiled into your kernel (not as a module).</para>
 
 </sect1>

chapter08/kernel.xml

@@ -65 +65 @@
 
 <para>LFS bootscripts make the assumption that you either compile
-"USB device filesystem" directly into the kernel, or don't compile it at
-all. They will not work properly if it is a module (usbcore.ko).</para>
+both "Support for Host-side USB" and
+"USB device filesystem" directly into the kernel, or don't compile them at
+all. Bootscripts will not work properly if it is a module (usbcore.ko).</para>
 
 <note><para>NPTL requires the kernel to be compiled with GCC 3.x, in this case
@@ -77 +78 @@
 <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>If you intend to use kernel modules, you will need an
+<para>If you intend to use kernel modules, you may need an
 <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename> file. Information pertaining
 to modules and to kernel configuration in general may be found in the
 kernel documentation, which is found in the
-<filename>linux-&linux-version;/Documentation</filename> directory. The
-modules.conf man page and the kernel HOWTO at
-<ulink url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html"/> may also be of
+<filename>linux-&linux-version;/Documentation</filename> directory.
+The
+modprobe.conf man page
+<!-- removed for review from tldp.org
+and the kernel HOWTO at
+<ulink url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html"/> -->
+may also be of
 interest to you.</para>
 
-<para>Install the modules:</para>
+<para>Be very suspicious while reading other documentation, because it
+usually applies to 2.4.x kernels only. As far as the editors know, kernel
+configuration issues specific to Hotplug and Udev
+are documented nowhere. The problem is that Udev will create a device node
+only if Hotplug or a user-written script inserts the corresponding module
+into the kernel, and not all modules are detectable by Hotplug. Note
+that statements like
+<screen>alias char-major-XXX some-module</screen>
+in <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename> file don't work with
+Udev, and other aliases are often unnecessary with Hotplug.</para>
+
+<para>Because of all those compilcations with Hotplug, Udev and modules, we
+strongly recommend you to start with a completely non-modular kernel
+configuration, especially if this is the first time you use Udev.</para>
+
+<para>Install the modules, if your kernel configuration uses them:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>make modules_install</userinput></screen>

general.ent

@@ -1 +1 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
-<!ENTITY version "CVS-20040525">
-<!ENTITY releasedate "May 25, 2004">
+<!ENTITY version "CVS-20040529">
+<!ENTITY releasedate "May 29, 2004">
 <!ENTITY milestone "6.0">