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On Saturday 18 December 2004 12:51, Marco d'Itri wrote: > On Dec 18, Jeroen van Wolffelaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > | udev is not configured to use devfs-style devices. > > | > > | Your system WILL BREAK if you run udev with its default > > | configuration. > > Actually this warning is obsolete, because since a long time udev > installs a devfs-compatible configuration if it can detect devfs being > mounted. So, should we file a release critical bug to have this alarming message removed? > > I didn't dare to have any system rebooted yet, but fear for the > > results, that this upgrade caused our systems to become unbootable. > > It does not take much to RTFM and check /etc/udev/rules.d/. IMHO this reaction is uncalled for. It may be appropriate for experienced sys admins, but the average user is likely to be very concerned, and rightly so, if a message like this is shown. Jeroen is adsolutely right to bring up this issue. Debian is _not_ only for nerds. > Actually, it's much worse to not reboot quickly after udev has been > installed, because it may start messing with your old /dev. In that case, a message explaining *that* should be displayed to the user instead on upgrade! Cheers, FJP -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBxCDqgm/Kwh6ICoQRAtHgAKC552Yz2ptiWGuIA9kgoey5CXRR9gCgtI4g YUpcUSDQnNkEXmD1O/Ekdj8= =FIn6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
