Re: udev: what's up with old /dev ?

From: Hacksaw (hacksaw_at_hacksaw.org)
Date: 10/11/04

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    >The very first thing init does is open /dev/console, and if it doesn't
    >exist the entire boot hangs.

    This raises a question: Would it be a useful thing to make a modified init
    that could run udev before it does anything else?

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