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

[Keir F. <Kei...@cl...>]

> 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