Re: 2.6.18-rc3 does not like an old udev (071)

[bert hubert <bert.hubert@netherlabs.nl>]

On Sun, Jul 30, 2006 at 07:29:58PM +0200, Guillaume Chazarain wrote:

> When updating only the kernel to 2.6.18-rc3 on Ubuntu Dapper/x86, 
> /dev/usblp0
> is no more created on boot. If I manually create it, it works fine.

I can confirm this exact problem.

> git-bisect told me the culprit was
> http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=bd00949647ddcea47ce4ea8bb2cfcfc98ebf9f2a

Thanks for doing the work, Guillaume! I was trying to find the time to do
the same.

> Updating udev to 096, and using a normal 2.6.18-rc3 kernel works too, so
> maybe the correct (albeit unpopular) fix is to update the udev requirement
> in Documentation/Changes?

I hope this won't be necessary..

Thanks!

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