add these lines to your /etc/lilo.conf file 
then run lilo
then boot with line linux-nodevfs

image=/boot/vmlinuz
        label=linux-nodevfs
        root=/dev/hda8
        initrd=/boot/initrd.img
        append=" devfs=nomount "
        vga=788
        read-only
upgrade
 then reboot the standard lilo boot.

On Thursday 16 May 2002 01:08 pm, Borsenkow Andrej wrote:
> > Hi Cooker folks,
> >
> > I'm running the full Cooker except for urpmi always wants to install
> > new dev and MAKEDEV packages -- these can never be installed because
> > they complain about devfs being used.
> >
> > Any way to get these packages installed besides installing Cooker
>
> again
>
> > from scratch? Going to init 1 and shutting down all services before
> > trying to update doesn't seem to alleviate the problem.
>
> 1. boot without devfs
>
> - or -
>
> 2. add them to skip.list


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