Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 20 Jun 2005 18:25:07 +0200 | From | Stefan Smietanowski <> | Subject | Re: 2.6.12 udev hangs at boot |
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Hi Denis.
>>>After all, udev is tied to /sys layout which changes with kernel >>>and also udev is vital for properly functioning boot process >> >>Not if you use a static /dev. > > > Static /dev kind of defeats the purpose of udev. > I do not want to go back to the days when I had tons of > /dev/{h,s}d{a,b,c,d,e,f}{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9} for every > IDE and SCSI block device possible. Same for /dev/tty*. > I want them appear on the fly, if/when hardware is present.
Of course it defeats the purpose of udev. That's not what I was answering however. It was the blanket statement that "udev is vital for properly functioning boot process" as if udev was necessary. udev (for me) is a very fine tool that serves very many purposes, however it is not vital.
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