mount filesystems

[bluesky]

# mount

/dev/hdb10 on / type ext2 (rw)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
none on /dev type devfs (rw) -->(1)
tmpfs on /mnt/.init.d type tmpfs (rw,mode=0644,size=1024k)--> (2)
/dev/hdb11 on /usr type ext2 (rw)
/dev/hdb12 on /home type ext2 (rw)
/dev/hdb13 on /var type ext2 (rw)

Can somebody explain about (1) and )2) because they aren't in fstab?
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bluesky

"free as the wind"

[#!]

(1) is your devfs
(2) is your tmpfs

devfs is the device filesystem. Simply it's where all your devices are put, I think it's something to do with ease of access etc.

Here is a devfs FAQ!


tmpfs is the temporay filesystem used for mapping /tmp to virtual memory, I think this helps increase access speeds etc, I'm not sure.

That was a little information, I don't really know much about these, I'm sure some more knowledgable person will post any second now!
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[zhenlin]

#2 is where gentoo keeps your runlevel information.

[bluesky]

Should I mount devfs in the fstgab? if yes then how?
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bluesky

"free as the wind"

[pilla]

No, you should not. Devfsd takes care of it for you.