On 14 Dec 2005 22:41:27 -0500 David Zelinsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> David Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Udev on Sid requires 2.6.12 or newer kernels. I have 2.6.11 and > > 2.6.14 (which must have udev). > > When I upgraded from 2.4 kernel to 2.6.14 I also installed udev along > the way -- I don't remember why. But I later removed udev because > some device files weren't getting created properly and I couldn't > understand how to fix it. Now everything seems to work fine without > udev, using plain old static device files. Am I missing something? I > am running Sarge not Sid; maybe that's the difference? The difference is that you can write rules for udev so that it will always symlink, for example, your usb pendrive to /dev/pendrive and your usb camera to /dev/webcam. This keeps you from having to look at /var/log/syslog after you plugin each one to figure out which device name it was assigned this time (if I plug in my pendrive first, it's /dev/sdb, but if I plug in the camera and then the pendrive, it's /dev/sdc, etc.). And then if you have to change the preferences for your software each time you plug in the device so that it knows where to find it... you get the idea. Plain old static device files can still work, udev is just a nice convenience that makes life easier. HTH, Jacob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]