From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262135AbVFRPdK (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Jun 2005 11:33:10 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262138AbVFRPdJ (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Jun 2005 11:33:09 -0400 Received: from mail.linicks.net ([217.204.244.146]:19730 "EHLO linux233.linicks.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262135AbVFRPcw (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Jun 2005 11:32:52 -0400 From: Nick Warne To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.6.12 udev hangs at boot Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 16:32:44 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200506181632.44467.nick@linicks.net> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Andrew Walrond wrote: > On Saturday 18 June 2005 14:44, Nick Warne wrote: >> > >> > I had this problem because I was running an ancient version of udev >> > (0.34, versus 0.58, at the time..). Try upgrading udev if it's out of >> > date. >> >> Thanks, that worked :-) >> > > FWIW In the udev 058 announcement, Greg said: > > "Note, if you are running a kernel newer than 2.6.12-rc4 (including the > -mm releases) and you have any custom udev rules, you MUST upgrade to > the latest version to allow udev to work properly. This change happened > because of a previously-unrealized reliance in libsysfs on the presence > of a useless sysfs file that has recently been removed. Hopefully the > libsysfs people will be releasing a new version shortly with this change > in it for those packages who rely on it." > > Just a reminder because I bet many people will get caught out by this! Yes - and also the download link on the main udev page is broke :-/ Here is where to get the latest udev build: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/ Nick -- "When you're chewing on life's gristle, Don't grumble, Give a whistle..."