Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S268544AbUJJXPR (ORCPT ); Sun, 10 Oct 2004 19:15:17 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S268553AbUJJXPQ (ORCPT ); Sun, 10 Oct 2004 19:15:16 -0400 Received: from hacksaw.org ([66.92.70.107]:22173 "EHLO hacksaw.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S268544AbUJJXPN (ORCPT ); Sun, 10 Oct 2004 19:15:13 -0400 Message-Id: <200410102315.i9ANF7OI019460@hacksaw.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.7.0 06/18/2004 with nmh-1.0.4 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: udev: what's up with old /dev ? In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 10 Oct 2004 15:51:43 PDT." <87vfdiw5j4.fsf@codesourcery.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 19:15:07 -0400 From: Hacksaw Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 564 Lines: 15 >The very first thing init does is open /dev/console, and if it doesn't >exist the entire boot hangs. This raises a question: Would it be a useful thing to make a modified init that could run udev before it does anything else? -- Melior amare chemia http://www.hacksaw.org -- http://www.privatecircus.com -- KB1FVD - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/