udev

hosler · 08-07-2006, 08:20 PM

I disabled hotplug from starting in the install process. Now how do I get udev and set it up correctly?

willysr · 08-07-2006, 11:51 PM

if you are running -current, then you can upgrade your sysvinit and udev, and then do what Pat said in his changelog (put all .new files in /etc/rc.d into place) and make sure your /etc/rc.d/rc.udev has an execute permission on it by doing

Code:

chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.udev

If you are not running -current, just do the last command (give an execute on /etc/rc.d/rc.udev

drkstr · 08-08-2006, 12:25 AM

What's the verdict on needing to use 2.6 kernel with udev? I've heard mixed things. Just wanted to bring this up incase hosler is using the stalk 2.4 kernel.

regards,
...drkstr

hosler · 08-08-2006, 10:28 PM

I have the latest 2.6 kernel, and let udev start at boot. It didnt really do anything. So now im back to hotplug, which seems to be working fine.

willysr · 08-09-2006, 08:45 PM

have you upgraded your sysvinit also??

hosler · 08-10-2006, 09:46 AM

no. maybe someone should link me to some website. google hasnt been helping me much.

willysr · 08-10-2006, 10:58 PM

it's Slackware's default package, so you should download it from Slackware's mirror

Granden · 08-11-2006, 05:12 AM

I just got a question regarding udev and hotplug so I borrow your thread dont think a new one is needed.

I have done chmod a+x /etc/rc.d/rc.udev
And udev got activated, but hotplug was not disabled before activating, should I disable it now?
Or should I continue using hotplug and udev as well?

I use Slackware 10.2

simcox1 · 08-11-2006, 07:06 AM

I asked about this in another thread. Recent versions of udev apparently don't require hotplug, whereas earlier versions do. So if you've got udev-0.96 from current I'm fairly sure you don't need to have hotplug running at all.

Marsanghas · 08-11-2006, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simcox1

I asked about this in another thread. Recent versions of udev apparently don't require hotplug, whereas earlier versions do. So if you've got udev-0.96 from current I'm fairly sure you don't need to have hotplug running at all.

The changelog said it (udev-0.96) needs a 2.6.15+ kernel...

willysr · 08-12-2006, 02:02 PM

From the latest changelog:

Quote:

a/hotplug-2004_09_23-noarch-9.tgz: Skip rc.hotplug if a new enough udev is running on a 2.6 kernel. No wonder the boot time
didn't seem faster! :-)