Patrick Dreker wrote: > I am actually using udev here on my production desktop, so it *is* usable > (and /dev/console is there...). The only thing that really gave me a > headache, was that I did not have devpts compiled into my kernel. After > adding that most of the system worked as before...
Okay, so you installed udev from unstable, rebuilt your kernel with devpts, and that's it? No udev customization required? > And besides: If it doesn't work, one can always uninstall it again. If the > system should become non-functional, on needs to disable the udev initscript > from a rescue CD, after that the normal /dev/ will be back in place (udev > only mounts a ramdisk over the "old-style" /dev) Right, so you need ramfs in your kernel also, right? (Or as a module.) I have that already, but it's not something I've seen noted as a requirement before. My idea of a rescue CD these days is Knoppix. Hmm. My Knoppix CD is about a year or more old, I think; better update it... > So if you're adventurous give it a try. I have 3 usb-stotage devices, and > udev > basically solved all my "which device is my camera today?" problems... Yes, that's where udev really shines, particularly in comparison to devfs, which has no comparable ability to ensure that a USB or SCSI device always gets the same name even if it isn't on the same device node. Craig
