On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 16:45:49 -0400, Dan Cowsill wrote: > > > Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but I had read that if you don't copy > > the files in /dev, udev won't mount properly on the machine you're > > cloning to and all hell will break lose. > > There are two files you need in the dev directory of the root > filesystem, console and null. Create those, or bind mount the root > directory as a;ready suggested. > > > > Also, iirc, I believe I > > tarred a running machine (including /dev, excluding /sys) and the > > clone was successful. > > There's no reason why it wouldn't be, but you're wasting a bunch of pace > and inodes on your root filesystem by putting a load of stuff in /dev > that is then hidden when udev starts. > > > -- > Neil Bothwick > > Snacktrek, n.: > The peculiar habit, when searching for a snack, of constantly > returning to the refrigerator in hopes that something new will have > materialized. >
Oooh I see I see. Thanks! -- Dan Cowsill http://www.danthehat.net -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
