Install udev as in portage. Then edit the kernel to remove devfs -
recompile and reboot.

Job done, it should say using udev at bootup.

Tim

Mark Knecht wrote:
> Are there any instructions about on how to take an older machine (18
> months) and switch it to udev from devfs? I see that udev is in
> portage so I can emerge that, but how do I tell the machine which to
> use? Is it automatic upon reboot?
> 
> The machine has been updated to a new gentoo-sources. (2.6.11-gentoo-r9)
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Mark
> 

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