Re: Bugs in 2.5.28 [scsi/framebuffer/devfs/floppy/ntfs/trident]

From: Nico Schottelius (nico-mutt@schottelius.org)
Date: Wed Jul 31 2002 - 16:58:06 EST


James Simmons [Wed, Jul 31, 2002 at 10:22:05AM -0700]:
> > Just wanted to report of the following problems:
> >
> > Compile Problems when selecting the following:
> > - Selected PCMCIA-SCSI
>
> Been broken. A new driver is being worked on.

good to know. I don't use it anyways, just wanted to report.

> > - Selected Framebuffer -> Aty128fb

btw, this fb driver seems to be really experimental or beta, as it does
nothing when loading on a mobility chip.

> > Other bugs:
> > - devfs init is still missing -> /dev/vc/0 is the only console.
>
> Ug. That is partially fixed. I did get the other vc/X but only root can
> access them. I have to talk to linus about the best solution here.

What about the patch with con_init_devfs(); ? Isn't that simple and stupid
enough to use ? [this is the only way I can work with those kernels right
now..]

Nico

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