On Tue, 24 Mar 2015 05:37:04 -0400
Jude Nelson <jud...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> I'm pleased to announce that vdev can successfully boot to a console
> on the Devuan vagrant image! It creates all requisite device files
> and loads all requisite kernel drivers, both for the pre-boot
> initramfs environment (so init can mount root) and in the early boot
> environment (while root is mounted read-only). I'd like to thank you
> all for your patience and support, with a special shoutout to the
> individual who goes by the name "Scooby" on this list who helped me
> find and fix early-boot bugs.
>
> We're well on our way now to replacing udev entirely. The only
> big-ticket item remaining prior to an official alpha release is
> patching libudev so it does not need to talk to udevd to query
> devices. This is only necessary for applications that require
> libudev.
>
> -Jude
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This is spectacular news. Thank you Jude.
I wasn't looking forward to all the manual driver setup and mknodding I
would have had to do in order to solder-bridge around udev. Now I don't
have to.
This is also a great moment of credibility for Devuan.
Keep up the excellent work!
SteveT
Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/
Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance
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