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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
2 | <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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| 4 | <!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/udev-guide.xml,v 1.8 2004/04/26 09:52:41 swift Exp $ --> |
4 | <!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/udev-guide.xml,v 1.9 2004/04/26 09:59:43 neysx Exp $ --> |
| 5 | |
5 | |
| 6 | <guide link="/doc/en/udev-guide.xml"> |
6 | <guide link="/doc/en/udev-guide.xml"> |
| 7 | <title>Gentoo udev Guide</title> |
7 | <title>Gentoo udev Guide</title> |
| 8 | |
8 | |
| 9 | <author title="Author"> |
9 | <author title="Author"> |
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| 270 | <section> |
270 | <section> |
| 271 | <title>Missing device node files at boot</title> |
271 | <title>Missing device node files at boot</title> |
| 272 | <body> |
272 | <body> |
| 273 | |
273 | |
| 274 | <p> |
274 | <p> |
| 275 | If you can't boot succesfully because you get an error about |
275 | If you can't boot successfully because you get an error about |
| 276 | <path>/dev/null</path> not found, or because the initial console is missing, the |
276 | <path>/dev/null</path> not found, or because the initial console is missing, the |
| 277 | problem is that you lack some device files that must be available <e>before</e> |
277 | problem is that you lack some device files that must be available <e>before</e> |
| 278 | <path>/dev</path> is mounted and handled by udev. This is common on Gentoo |
278 | <path>/dev</path> is mounted and handled by udev. This is common on Gentoo |
| 279 | machines installed from old media. |
279 | machines installed from old media. |
| 280 | </p> |
280 | </p> |
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| 297 | # <i>cd test/dev</i> |
297 | # <i>cd test/dev</i> |
| 298 | # <i>ls</i> |
298 | # <i>ls</i> |
| 299 | </pre> |
299 | </pre> |
| 300 | |
300 | |
| 301 | <p> |
301 | <p> |
| 302 | The devices needed for a succesful boot are <path>/dev/null</path> and |
302 | The devices needed for a successful boot are <path>/dev/null</path> and |
| 303 | <path>/dev/console</path>. If they didn't show up in the previous test, you have |
303 | <path>/dev/console</path>. If they didn't show up in the previous test, you have |
| 304 | to create them manually. Issue the following commands in the <path>test/</path> |
304 | to create them manually. Issue the following commands in the <path>test/</path> |
| 305 | directory created previously: |
305 | directory created previously: |
| 306 | </p> |
306 | </p> |
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