Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Beta test Gentoo with mdev instead of udev; version 3

[Dale]

Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Jan 2012 15:31:20 +0100
> Nicolas Sebrecht<nsebrecht@×××××.fr>  wrote:
>
>>> Then again, using initramfs is yet-another-component waiting to
>>> break.
>>>
>>> Knowing Murphy's Law, it will one day fuck up everything.
>> And the mdev alternative won't follow this law?
>
> It's not immune to it, just statistically less likely to be affected.
>
> mdev sans initramfs is a less complex solution than udev plus
> initramfs. Ergo, all other things being equal, less bits to break.
>
>

Yep.  I *think* I got a init thingy to work but I'm still not sure and 
apparently since there was no replies to my other thread, no one else 
knows either.  From the messages in dmesg, it looks like I have tho.  
Thing is, if I reboot and the init fails, I have no real clue how to fix 
it.  I know this because I ran into this same thing on Mandriva, along 
with the dependency problems that is well known.  The fact that Gentoo 
has a simple booting process is what really got me interested in 
Gentoo.  If we are going down this road, I may check and see if the 
dependency problems are fixed.  As bad as it is to say, Gentoo is 
getting more like other distros that I left or didn't want to bother 
with.  Makes me wonder.  I know I am a unique old bird but I bet I am 
not alone in this.

It sort of comes down to this, if I can't boot because of a broken 
init*, I may just save my /home and data drive and install something else.

Just my $0.02 worth and it ain't worth more than that I'm sure.

Dale

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