[Buildroot] Using udev, non-static /dev, and ramfs (or tmpfs)

[Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>]

On Saturday 21 October 2006 2:34 pm, don wrote:
> I have a buildroot system that has been working fine (thanks) using
> a static /dev in a ramfs rootfs.  Now I want to add a USB device and it 
> seems like I should let udev etc. handle it.

I'd recommend mdev from busybox, but then I wrote it. :)

> However udev cannot make entries in a read-only /dev.
>
> Is there a simple recipe for mounting /dev as writable?

mount -t tmpfs /dev /dev
 
> There are several compilcations:
> 
> 	Normally to mount with ramfs I'd use /dev/ram*. 

No, that's a ram disk not ramfs.  A ramfs (or tmpfs) doesn't have backing 
store.

Install a recent busybox (1.2.2 would be best, once I get that up. :)

To populate dev:

  mdev -s

To handle hotplug events:

  echo "/sbin/mdev" > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug

Rob
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