On Sun, 2003-07-20 at 19:34, Ivan Gyurdiev wrote:
> Robert L. Harris wrote:
> > 
> >   I just converted a box to 2.6-test1.  I've installed the module-init-tools
> > per another thread on the list.  Spread throughout the startup messages
> > of the system (Debian Unstable) are messages that read:
> > 
> > FATAL: Module /dev/tts not found
> > FATAL: Module /dev/tts not found
> > FATAL: Module /dev/ttsS?? not found
> > FATAL: Module /dev/ttsS?? not found
> > 
> > looking at /dev/tty* I have /dev/tty, /dev/tty0-tty63.  There is no
> > /dev/ttyS0 (serial console) or tts*.
> >
> 
> Are you using devfs?
> I get the same messages with devfs.
> Looking up a /dev file that does not presently exist
> or have a corresponding module results in the above warnings.
> At boot time, on a redhat distro pam_console_apply tries to lookup
> the devices specified in /etc/security/console.perms, which causes a 
> zillion warnings for me. The question is - are those warnings to correct 
> way to handle a devfs lookup of a nonexisting device. I don't remember 
> getting warnings under 2.4. Maybe I did, and just didn't notice (but I 
> doubt it). They're certainly annoying and I don't like them.
> 

You could try the attached patch.  Rusty do not like it though =)


Regards,

-- 
Martin Schlemmer