From dd34066c2162e2347d044660e4049cbb8c141c9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christoph Lohmann <20h@r-36.net> Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:34:51 +0200 Subject: A bit more precise in README.md. --- README.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 95ae6f8..ed34d1b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ For getting nldev and mdev to work use the following instructions. % cd /bin % ln -s busybox mdev +Now copy over all the required files. + + % cd $nldevdir + % mkdir -p /lib/mdev + % mkdir -p /etc + % cp mdev/etc/mdev.conf /etc + % cp mdev/lib/* /lib/mdev + In you init scripts you will need to trigger: % run_nldev & @@ -31,3 +39,13 @@ in the kernel, don't assume interfaces to be there after startup. Always add some step to check for the devices to be there or do them per service. +## udev replacement + +Many application directly depend on libudev and so need the +overengineered backends of udev to work. Most of this (like X11) +can be avoided by having symlinks to static devices and leaving +all the automatism in one place instead of many. + +Scripts that call the udev tools directly will need to be patched, +like laptop-mode-utils. + -- cgit v1.2.3