Bug 158862 – >=sys-fs/udev-103 causes console corruptions and boot failure

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE

[Description Lincoln A Baxter 2006-12-22 14:12:39 UTC]

Summary:

I am running with a Matrox mga450 dual headed monitor card with two monitors.
(I normally run with Xinerama)

A recent emerge --deep --update installed sys-fs/udev-103. 
On reboot, when udev starts, things go horribly south.

The system says it is starting udev, and just after the message "letting udev process events" (or something similar to that), 

   * the console goes blank, 
   * then displays a random colored pattern, and 
   * and in some case the boot freezes.  
   * In other cases, the pattern changes to a second pattern one or two seconds later, and
   * the boot continues, but the console displays nothing more, and is useless.  

Since this is workstation the system is rendered useless.

This was discussed and a work-around provided (mask >=sys-fs/udev-087-r1 in /etc/portage/package.mask) in the following thread on gentoo-forums:

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-3799419.html

I am willing will to test a fixed version of this package.  But, I would appreciate a description what was determined to be wrong, and the fix, before I do.

I would NOT update the live CD or the stage3 tar ball with this version of udev, or there will be problems for folks doing installations. (there already are, if they follow the instructions installation instructions doing:

   emerge --sync && emerge --update

At least, with the current stage3 tar ball, the system will boot.

Output of emerge --info, dmesg, and kernel config will be attached.

[Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2006-12-22 14:18:48 UTC]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 158861 ***

[Comment 2 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2006-12-22 14:19:04 UTC]

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