Re: udev still stinks

On 14.03.2006 10:47:25, Tobias Hintze wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 13, 2006 at 08:36:58AM +0100, Benjamin Schieder wrote:
> > On 12.03.2006 22:50:56, Thomas fake Jakobi wrote:
> > > hi,
> > > 
> > > i tried a build of the basic-package selection with the following journal:
> > > 
> > > smap <lots>
> > > 
> > > whereof
> > > 
> > > smap <still more>
> > > 
> > > failed to apply.
> > > 
> > > i added own interpretions of 2006022216461208081 and 2006022810451609842.
> > > 
> > > the build went fine, though when installing, right after the chroot into
> > > the installed system, an endless loop of 'password 1 and password 2
> > > don't match' show up, because there is exactly nothing (expect what we
> > > create explicitely) in /dev. sysfs, proc and the /dev ramfs are mounted
> > > and udevd is running.
> > > 
> > > what is the supposed 'right' thing to do in this situation?
> > 
> > mount --bind works for me.
> 
> i think that's by far the worst solution.
> 
> quoting from udev/README:
> =================
>   - It is recommended to use the /lib/udev/devices directory to place
>     device nodes and symlinks in, which are copied to /dev at every boot.
>     That way, nodes for broken subsystems or devices which can't be
>     detected automatically by the kernel, will always be available.
> =================
> 
> that should always be the way how we create or /dev/fd -> /proc/self/fd
> symlink.

Yes, but that's not the problem we're talking about here.
The problem here is the chroot after installation. So:
Boot CD -> partition harddisk -> install gems -> a bit of magic ->
-> chroot into installed system -> some more magic
   ^^^
This has nothing to do with /lib/udev/devices


Greetings,
	Benjamin
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