Re: Local Multi-User X (?) problems

[Svetoslav S. <sv...@gm...>]

> On Thu, Oct 30, 2003 at 12:48:02PM +0100, Svetoslav Slavtchev wrote:
> > 
> > > Yes. I think I once read that if you build a kernel for a specific 
> > > system, and there is something you use all the time, compile it into 
> > > the kernel, if you use it just occasionally, compile it as a module. 
> > 
> > that's probably OK,
> > but the question is whether the init scripts 
> > can live with it
> > 
> Debian seems to cope.  I run a kernel with no module support at all.
> (The module interface changed late in 2.5.xx, modules were unavailable
> for a while anyway.)

i know, but now everything is OK

> > althougt what happens if you decide to change some hardware,
> > filesystem ?
> > 
> Compile a new kernel.  You have to turn the machine off anyway
> to install non-hotplug hardware.  You can precompile filesystems
> that you think you might need in the future.  (Drivers too, but they
> tend to have boring probe timeouts when the hw isn't there.)

well
and how big is your kernel ?
should you recompile the kernel all the time ?

> > it's more flexible to have most hardware compiled as module's
> > 
> Sure - and a lot more hassle if you're running experimental kernels,
IMO that was the case with 2.5 only
> devfs, or drivers not yet supported by the distribution.
???

> > > > > BTW, /proc/bus/usb/devices does not exist on my system,
> > > >
> > > > this is somewhat strange
> > > > you must have it
> > > 
> > > OK... 
> > > 
> > probably your init script doesn't like
> > built in support for usb,
> > this is the case for mandrake as well
> > if usb is built in the kernel, not as modules,
> > service usb doesn't start -- it doesn't mount
> > usbfs and there might be some issues with 
> > certain usb drivers
> > you probably have to mount it yourself then
> > 
> Put this in /etc/fstab:
> none                  /proc/bus/usb usbfs   defaults                    0
> 0

and you tell me that debian copes with it :-)
shouldn't it be done automatically ?


best,

svetljo

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