From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: <gentoo-dev-return-14382-arch-gentoo-dev=gentoo.org@lists.gentoo.org> Received: (qmail 2118 invoked from network); 23 Jul 2004 03:31:39 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (156.56.111.197) by lists.gentoo.org with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 23 Jul 2004 03:31:39 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([156.56.111.196] helo=parrot.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1BnqmX-0008JW-P1 for arch-gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Fri, 23 Jul 2004 03:31:37 +0000 Received: (qmail 21202 invoked by uid 89); 23 Jul 2004 03:31:36 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-dev@gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-dev-unsubscribe@gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-dev-subscribe@gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-dev.gentoo.org> X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 18012 invoked from network); 23 Jul 2004 03:31:35 +0000 Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 12:31:30 +0900 From: Georgi Georgiev <chutz@gg3.net> To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Message-ID: <20040723033129.GA7450@ols-dell.iic.hokudai.ac.jp> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org References: <cd9kuv$j9e$1@sea.gmane.org> <20040721052803.GA15099@kroah.com> <200407210324.57026.lv@gentoo.org> <200407210634.21992.lv@gentoo.org> <1090442410.11373.139.camel@localhost> <1090523177.10205.14.camel@nosferatu.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1090523177.10205.14.camel@nosferatu.lan> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Kernel sources thread X-Archives-Salt: 8fe45d7b-2ba4-4fce-acbb-6dc8bf826910 X-Archives-Hash: 7839345f0be6dc78d4de12fd073f8967 maillog: 22/07/2004-21:06:17(+0200): Martin Schlemmer types > On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 22:40, Chris Gianelloni wrote: > > On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 06:34, Travis Tilley wrote: > > > 1) udev is either ready or it isnt. the fact that you need to use a device > > > tarball for entries udev doesnt support shows me that it isnt ready. what's > > > the point of using a device management system if you're going to just dump a > > > bunch of extra dev entries in there anyway? if udev were ready, this wouldnt > > > be necessary. > > > > Most of those drivers are not sysfs-aware and simply have not been > > updated by the various authors. Most of them are non-kernel modules, > > such as VMware. > > > > It really is not that difficult to patch the specific driver for > sysfs - I did it for both nVidia and svgalib ... You did?! Where is the patch? I have nvidia-kernel-1.0.6106, and it is still not sysfs aware. -- | Georgi Georgiev | I am here by the will of the people and I | | chutz@gg3.net | won't leave until I get my raincoat back. | | +81(90)6266-1163 | - a slogan of the anarchists in Richard | | ------------------- | Kadrey's "Metrophage" | -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list