From: "John D. Coleman" <jdc843@sccoast.net>
To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org
Subject: udev HOWTO. Where is it ?
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 03:59:14 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040911035914.GC972@bedhost.bedhost.jdcnet.bogus> (raw)
I went to kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug and read udev-FAQ
and udev_vs_devfs both of which mentions how great udev is and how bad
devfs is. I even read
http://www.kroah.com/linux/talks/ols_2003_udev_paper/Reprint-Kroah-Hartman-OLS2003.pdf.
Wow. udev seems to be a "musthave". The problem is: none of these
documents EVER mentions HOW to install and use it !
In kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug, I see various files but
no mention of what they are or how to use them.
Are you developing this software for use only by people with a Ph.D in
Linux Software Engineering or for everyone ?
I do know my computer's hardware fairly well, but I'm still working on
understanding Linux's kernel. So even if I installed udev I wouldn't
know enough about what was happening to be able to at least submit a
bug report to help you folks develope this software. But Joe Blow in
Madison,WI might be nearly a Linux expert but you won't get any help
out of him because he can't install it either.
I don't seem to really have a use for udev at the moment so I'll
follow: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". Though I'll need it if devfs
support is dropped from the kernel.
Time for me to go back to scratching my head about iptables, ISO
models, FIB,neighbour table, etc, ad nauseum. Ok. The data comes in the
modem, hits iptables. Does route and arp play a role in this ? When
does it go to the kernel?.......AHHH! nuts.
Bye.
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next reply other threads:[~2004-09-11 3:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-09-11 3:59 John D. Coleman [this message]
2004-09-11 15:19 ` udev HOWTO. Where is it ? Arun Bhanu
2004-09-11 16:37 ` Greg KH
2004-09-11 19:19 ` John D. Coleman
2004-09-12 11:07 ` Mike Frysinger
2004-09-12 17:09 ` Greg KH
2004-09-12 17:17 ` Mike Frysinger
2004-09-13 4:14 ` John D. Coleman
2004-09-14 5:07 ` Mike Frysinger
2004-09-14 6:21 ` Greg KH
2004-09-14 6:25 ` Greg KH
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