Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: udev: what's up with old /dev ? | Date | Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:06:02 -0400 | From | Hacksaw <> |
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>> If the initrd gets corrupted, are we just hosed? > >In some way, the answer is yes... I think the best is having a real, >on-disk, full "/dev" hierarchy in case the INITRD gets lost or >corrupted, which will still allow booting. Now, the INITRD can mount >tmpfs over "/dev" and use udev to create needed device nodes.
And see, this is where I say, what if /dev is hosed too? If the kernel at this point gives up, then the user has to dig up a boot CD or something worse and start trying to fix the system.
If, however, the kernel just made /dev/console and maybe /dev/null, it could start a shell and say "/dev missing /console device, initrd corrupted. Hit enter for a shell or ctrl-alt-del to reboot."
As a sys-admin, I'd like that. Get me into single user mode the best you can. If a shell can be found, that's good enough. -- The best is the enemy of the good -- Voltaire The Good Enough is the enemy of the Great -- Me http://www.hacksaw.org -- http://www.privatecircus.com -- KB1FVD
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