From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 811AE138D29 for ; Fri, 14 Feb 2014 21:13:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BFAB7E09EE; Fri, 14 Feb 2014 21:13:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BD835E09D2 for ; Fri, 14 Feb 2014 21:13:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 187AE33F8A8 for ; Fri, 14 Feb 2014 21:13:01 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -1.351 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.351 tagged_above=-999 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=-1.900, DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED=0.001, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, NML_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED=1.2, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.651, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001] autolearn=no Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([IPv6:::ffff:127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [IPv6:::ffff:127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id vdTeL0XFg6la for ; Fri, 14 Feb 2014 21:12:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from plane.gmane.org (plane.gmane.org [80.91.229.3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8BC9933FA86 for ; Fri, 14 Feb 2014 21:12:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1WEQ40-0003OG-BM for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Fri, 14 Feb 2014 22:12:48 +0100 Received: from dsl.comtrol.com ([64.122.56.22]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 14 Feb 2014 22:12:48 +0100 Received: from grant.b.edwards by dsl.comtrol.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 14 Feb 2014 22:12:48 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: Grant Edwards Subject: [gentoo-user] How to run 2.6.25 kernel (no DEVTMPFS)? Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 21:12:24 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: dsl.comtrol.com User-Agent: slrn/1.0.1 (Linux) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Archives-Salt: 14175979-5bba-46d7-9cdf-421ea18eb87a X-Archives-Hash: f7abde6db76f4ebb3e737440d7841535 I need to do some testing with kernels as far back as 2.6.25. I've currently got a Gentoo box that can build and run kernels ranging from 3.14.rc2 to 2.6.32. There are various gcc and make issues which have been successfully dealt with, but now I'm stuck on DEVTMPFS. Prior to 2.6.32 DEVTMPFS isn't available, so even though I can build and boot a 2.6.25 kernel, udev craps out. There are plenty of spare paritions to play with, so doing a Linux install to test with kernels older than 2.6.32 is no problem. I'm wondering if instead of downloading an old Ubuntu or Fedora DVD, is there any way to install an "old" version of Gentoo that will work with pre-DEVTMPFS kernels? -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! Are we THERE yet? at My MIND is a SUBMARINE!! gmail.com