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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] new 2004.3 system - to devfs or not to devfs, that is the question
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 08:55:03 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20041206085503.185682d2@hactar.digimed.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20041206143240.10D5.NICK@rout.co.nz>

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On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 14:36:30 +1300, Nick Rout wrote:

> When I booted after setting everything up it "just went", with no
> devfs in the kernel. I assume I would have received the same result if
> I had compiled in devfs and either NOT compiled in the option to start
> devfs on boot OR booted with the kernel parameter gentoo=nodevfs

That should be AND, not OR. If the kernel is compiled to automatically
start devfs, it is started before gentoo=nodevfs is acted upon. You
should not use the auto option in the kernel if you want to run udev
at any time. Control is by kernel parameters only.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

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      reply	other threads:[~2004-12-06  8:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <20041203115935.AFE1.NICK@rout.co.nz>
     [not found] ` <41AFAB1C.4020402@pnpitalia.it>
     [not found]   ` <20041203124225.AFE8.NICK@rout.co.nz>
     [not found]     ` <200412041205.24140.mcbrides9@comcast.net>
2004-12-05  0:19       ` [gentoo-user] new 2004.3 system - to devfs or not to devfs, that is the question Collins Richey
2004-12-05  1:27         ` Jerry McBride
2004-12-05  5:33           ` Collins Richey
2004-12-06  1:36             ` Nick Rout
2004-12-06  8:55               ` Neil Bothwick [this message]

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