From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16906 invoked from network); 5 Dec 2004 05:33:53 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (156.56.111.197) by lists.gentoo.org with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 5 Dec 2004 05:33:53 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([156.56.111.196] helo=parrot.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1Cap1t-0002zG-H2 for arch-gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Sun, 05 Dec 2004 05:33:53 +0000 Received: (qmail 32086 invoked by uid 89); 5 Dec 2004 05:33:36 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-user-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail Reply-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 556 invoked from network); 5 Dec 2004 05:33:36 +0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:references; b=kHdDOWwmEGsdWe5JlSLl5iHE+WwmMANiVJYWfjwFacIXzcwRrU4HNSRDYeLCKYKznymO3Wacv2qLIdIm4AykJywVjnJ9fORvC+HvleBypKHeMbMx91a47E+jNe4x2w54AMjEpFXrVIimYti21recqZEqP8llKfr4B+4kPacTgvw= Message-ID: Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 22:33:35 -0700 From: Collins Richey Reply-To: Collins Richey To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <200412042027.19666.mcbrides9@comcast.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <20041203115935.AFE1.NICK@rout.co.nz> <200412041205.24140.mcbrides9@comcast.net> <200412042027.19666.mcbrides9@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] new 2004.3 system - to devfs or not to devfs, that is the question X-Archives-Salt: 64f925c6-78c2-4f21-be56-e437a98bc47d X-Archives-Hash: 42dffdc86d84e4cd1b126be9a663a065 On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 20:27:19 -0500, Jerry McBride wrote: > On Saturday 04 December 2004 07:19 pm, Collins Richey wrote: > > > > On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 12:05:23 -0500, Jerry McBride > wrote: > > > >What should I do? > > > > > > One of the first things I do, after installing Gentoo, is dumpboth devfs > > > and udev. After running MAKEDEV, there's no more problems working with > > > devices... > > > > True enough for now, but eventually the kernel developers will force > > you to udev, so my very humble opinion is, get used to udev. > > I have the belief and hopes that when the kernel forced udev upon me, it'll be > fully operational, no bugs. Until that time, I refuse to do anymore debug > testing for the kernel developers... :') > Hmmm! A bug-free kernel! Now that would be a wonder to see. Sometime around the time that hell freezes over. -- Collins -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list