7.0 RC3 and linux linprocfs

[Ronald Klop]

On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:01:53 +0100, Paul Schmehl <pauls at utdallas.edu>  
wrote:

> --On Monday, February 25, 2008 23:34:59 +0100 Kris Kennaway  
> <kris at FreeBSD.org> wrote:
>
>> Paul Schmehl wrote:
>>> Is it no longer required to mount linprocfs in 7.0 RC3?  I noticed that
>>> it wasn't added to /etc/rc.conf, and that linux.ko is loaded.  Just
>>> wondering if the mount is still required or not?
>>>
>>
>> linux.ko doesn't provide linprocfs.  There have not been changes to the
>> linuxulator and related code recently in the release cycle.  Can you  
>> explain
>> in more detail the new behaviour you are seeing?
>>
>
> I'm not seeing any new behavior.  I might be missing something, but I  
> haven't noticed anything yet.  I use Mulberry for mail, and it's working  
> fne.  (It requires the linux emulator.)
>
> I just moved to a new box and installed 7.0 RC3 on it.  Updated and  
> recompiled the kernel and world.  I was comparing my old setup to the  
> new when I realized I wasn't mounting linprocfs.  If I don't need it,  
> there's no point in mounting it.
>
> The only major problem I'm having is usb just doesn't work right at  
> all.  The system doesn't sense when I insert a new device, and I had to  
> enable moused to get the mouse working.  (But the usb keyboard works  
> fine.?!)
>
> When I insert a usb thumb drive into a slot, I don't see the usual  
> console messages, and there's no /dev/da?, so I'm not sure what to do  
> next.
>
> Maybe you can help with that?

Did you kldload umass before inserting you usb drive?

Ronald.

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  Ronald Klop
  Amsterdam, The Netherlands