> -----Original Message----- > From: Uwe Thiem [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 08 January 2007 10:25 > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Init scripts waiting for deps in progress > > > On 07 January 2007 19:10, Daniel Barkalow wrote: > > I have the following set of init stuff: > > > > net.wireless depends on ipw3945d > > ntp-client depends on net > > net.wireless automagically starts when the interface > "wireless" appears > > net.wireless is in the boot runlevel > > > > When I boot the computer, it starts ipw3945d before > net.wireless, but not > > in time for the "wireless" interface to appear before it > tries to start > > net.wireless. Moments later, the interface appears, and it runs > > net.wireless again, asynchronously, and it spends a while > starting up (it > > has to find the correct network, and dhcp, etc). > > > > While net.wireless is starting up, the system synchronously starts > > ntp-client, which attempts to start net.wireless; this > fails (it's already > > starting), and so ntp-client fails. Then the asynchronous > net.wireless > > finishes starting, and I have network, but no ntp-client. > > You didn't say which runlevel started ntp-client. Assuming it > is also in your > boot runlevel, you can try to move it to your default > runlevel. That way, it > will start a bit later. > > Uwe >
A quick and dirty fix may include a sleep statement somewhere for a few seconds, if needed? David Note: These views are my own, advice is provided with no guarantee of success. I do not represent anyone else in any emails I send to this list. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
