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3 | <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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| 5 | <guide link="/doc/en/faq.xml"> |
5 | <guide link="/doc/en/faq.xml"> |
| 6 | <title>Gentoo Linux Frequently Asked Questions</title> |
6 | <title>Gentoo Linux Frequently Asked Questions</title> |
| 7 | <author title="Author"> |
7 | <author title="Author"> |
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| 43 | <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
43 | <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
| 44 | <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
44 | <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
| 45 | <license/> |
45 | <license/> |
| 46 | |
46 | |
| 47 | <version>3.1</version> |
47 | <version>3.2</version> |
| 48 | <date>2005-11-11</date> |
48 | <date>2005-11-12</date> |
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49 | |
| 50 | <chapter> |
50 | <chapter> |
| 51 | <title>Questions:</title> |
51 | <title>Questions:</title> |
| 52 | <section> |
52 | <section> |
| 53 | <title>Getting Started</title> |
53 | <title>Getting Started</title> |
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| 376 | <section id="devfs"> |
376 | <section id="devfs"> |
| 377 | <title>How do I disable devfs?</title> |
377 | <title>How do I disable devfs?</title> |
| 378 | <body> |
378 | <body> |
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379 | |
| 380 | <p> |
380 | <p> |
| 381 | Gentoo requires either devfs kernel support or udev userland support to |
381 | Gentoo can work with devfs kernel support, udev userland support or static |
| 382 | function correctly. With the advent of the 2.6 kernel being stable on most |
382 | <path>/dev</path>. With the advent of the 2.6 kernel being stable on most |
| 383 | archs, udev is recommended. Please see the <uri |
383 | archs, udev is recommended. Please see the <uri |
| 384 | link="/doc/en/udev-guide.xml">udev guide</uri> for information on configuring |
384 | link="/doc/en/udev-guide.xml">udev guide</uri> for information on configuring |
| 385 | udev. |
385 | udev. |
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386 | </p> |
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388 | <p> |
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389 | If you want to use the static <path>/dev</path>, please set |
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390 | <c>RC_DEVICES="static"</c> in <path>/cetc/conf.d/rc</path>. |
| 386 | </p> |
391 | </p> |
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392 | |
| 388 | </body> |
393 | </body> |
| 389 | </section> |
394 | </section> |
| 390 | <section id="upgrade"> |
395 | <section id="upgrade"> |
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