On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 10:36:08AM -0600, Penguin Lover Harry Putnam squawked: > > try putting rc_coldplug="no" in conf.d/udev or /etc/rc.conf i would > > assume the udev init script checks both places > > I can tell you from trying that just now... that is not a good > solution. > > First setting rc_coldplug="no" has some very bad effects: > 1) caused my KVM switch setup to be ignored completely, where as with > with the default "yes" the kvm is recognized soon as I get past > grub
I believe this is when rc_coldplug="yes" and rc_plug_services="!*" is useful. You enable to coldplugging of modules (and thus drive your kvm) but not start the various services. I have rc_plug_services="!net.*" on my laptop. > 2) Very strange behavior with the `screen' tool. I call screen and > get started but if I do `C-a c' (which should start another screen) > Instead it prompts me to login and then takes the original screen > so I can only get one screen, completely defeating the purpose of > `screen'. That is really strange.... W -- "Nothing is wrong with California that a rise in the ocean level wouldn't cure." -- Ross MacDonald Sortir en Pantoufles: up 752 days, 16:30