Gregory K. Ruiz-Ade([EMAIL PROTECTED])@Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 03:16:06PM -0700: > On Aug 22, 2006, at 10:34 AM, Dexter Filmore wrote: > > >Well. Out of curiosity I compiled 2.6.17.9 and didn't bother > >installing udev > >at all. > >I'm typing this right now with this kernel. Modules built alright, > >hardware is > >all there, even the USB DVB-T module works... > >I seriously can't see anything that doesn't work. > >Am I missing something? > > I don't believe you're missing anything. > > Really, my understanding is that udev is a userspace daemon for > managing what "exists" in /dev, based on what's reported by the > kernel under /sys. I don't know for sure if udev creates symlinks, > or if it creates actual device nodes in /dev, but I think it's device > nodes. > > According to this tutorial (link found on LXer.com): http://www.reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html
udev can create both the device nodes (only one per device) and as many symlinks as you want (among other things, of course). Wade Curry syntaxman -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
