Success! With the latest libc update, udev works as it should. I reverted back to the original udevd binary from the deb package by "apt-get install --reinstall udev" and it started fine. Also regened initrd works with l-i-2.6.38-2-alpha-generic after rebooting. Uwe ----- Uwe Schindler H.-H.-Meier-Allee 63, D-28213 Bremen http://www.thetaphi.de eMail: uwe@xxxxxxxxxxx > -----Original Message----- > From: Uwe Schindler [mailto:uwe@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 7:09 PM > To: 'Bob Tracy' > Cc: debian-alpha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-alpha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > mattst88@xxxxxxxxx; mcree@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: recent udev upgrade failure on alpha > > Today, my alpha installed Debian libc6.1-2.13-11, I will try to revert udev to the > original and remove the package hold here. > > I will tell if it works! > > Uwe > > ----- > Uwe Schindler > H.-H.-Meier-Allee 63, D-28213 Bremen > http://www.thetaphi.de > eMail: uwe@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Uwe Schindler [mailto:uwe@xxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 5:47 PM > > To: 'Bob Tracy' > > Cc: debian-alpha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-alpha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > > mattst88@xxxxxxxxx; mcree@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: RE: recent udev upgrade failure on alpha > > > > Hi Bob, > > > > > > (...) > > > > I tried then to upgrade the package "udev" (was on hold, to > > > > prevent me from making system unbootable), with the hope that the > > > > inotify is working with this debian kernel. Unfortunately that's > > > > not the case, UDEV complains about missing inotify. > > > > > > > > So is the patch below already included in some kernel images > > > > available? Or does somebody have a recent udev version as .deb > > > packages? > > > > > > I still have (and am using) my modified "udev" package > > > (udev_166-1_alpha.deb: includes the patch you quoted in your > > > original message). I can send it your way if you wish. In truth, > > > the only thing > > you > > > need is "/sbin/udevd" from that package to be operational, and I can > > > send you just that piece if you prefer. Just let me know. > > > > A patch for udev would be the best (do you have it available as a > > patch), > then I > > can build a custom udev whenever an update occurs. Do you have it > > somewhere on the web/dropbox whatever? But /sbin/udev is also a good > > choice for now. Maybe send both as attachment to my private mail. THANKS! > > > > >From http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=614099 it seems > > >that > > this is fixed in glibc 2.13-1, unfortunately on debian-ports is only > 2.11.2-13. So > > we have to wait until buildds are working :( Maybe I try to compile > > the > libc > > package (hours of waiting included...) > > > > > The underlying problem isn't anything missing in the kernel (at > > > least when built from the mainline kernel.org source): > > > inotify_init1() is definitely > > there. > > > The problem is the userspace call to inotify_init1() in the current > > > Alpha version of libc6.1 is a stub function. I elected to rebuild > > > the > "udev" > > package > > > with a valid workaround rather than risk modifying and having to > > > debug > > "libc" > > > :-). > > > > I was confused about the whole discussion, thanks for making it clear. > > > > Uwe > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-alpha-REQUEST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Archive: > > http://lists.debian.org/00cd01cc4306$6269fe00$273dfa00$@thetaphi.de > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-alpha-REQUEST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/007701cc5b6e$092c7360$1b855a20$@thetaphi.de -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-alpha" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
