Bug 74186 – udev had error about tarball when booting; the tarball wasn't made due to a new install.

• Status: VERIFIED NEEDINFO
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Laurence vd Krieken 2004-12-12 06:03:45 UTC]

When installing udev on a new installation, you have to set RC_DEVICE_TARBALL="no" in /etc/conf.d/rc, else you won't be able to boot.
or you'll have to start udevd manually directly after you emerge it.

Mayb you could put making the tarball in the installation script ?

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install clean Gentoo
2. emerge udev
3. reboot

Actual Results:  
the system wouldnt boot... 

Expected Results:  
RC_DEVICE_TARBALL="no" in /etc/conf.d/rc
or: make the tarball in the installation of udev

[Comment 1 SpanKY 2004-12-12 13:47:23 UTC]

you need to provide more information about your problem

[Comment 2 Laurence vd Krieken 2004-12-13 03:31:35 UTC]

...

When udev is emerged after a clean install, the device tarball isn't made, so when you reboot at that moment, the system wont start due to the missing of that tarball.

Solution: set RC_DEVICE_TARBALL to no, or include the creation of this tarball in the emerge of udev.

[Comment 3 Laurence vd Krieken 2004-12-13 04:05:14 UTC]

its a default ~x86 system.

[Comment 4 SpanKY 2004-12-13 05:43:40 UTC]

ive added some sanity checks to the bootup process

however, the udev tarball should have been created by the baselayout ebuild when you emerged it