-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Christian Convey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm running Sarge with 2.6.8 kernel. I've got the "udev" package installed. > > Can anyone help clarify the relationship between any of the following > things that may or may not be on my computer? > > hotplug Hotplug detects the hardware in your system and inserts the appropriate kernel modules. > udev This is what looks at what drivers are currently loaded and creates the appropriate devices for them. > devfs devfs is udev's older, retarded cousin. devfs has been obsolete since the release of 2.6.0. > - Does hotplug inform udev when a new device connects to the computer? In some way or another, yes, that's the super-short version. > - Does udev make use of devfs? Nope, udev is the anointed successor to devfs. - -- Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ursine.dyndns.org/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBopOTUzgNqloQMwcRAnUVAJ4gq1knP8SUTtvpSEew57xSWFnhlwCgzXMo oF3hPcgnm+TjPdMg2HLX/Ck= =gp/9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
