Bug#398924: Conflict between Gnome, udev, hotplug and linux-2.4

[Robert Millan <rmh@aybabtu.com>]

On Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 05:55:17PM +0100, Andreas Barth wrote:
> * Robert Millan (rmh@aybabtu.com) [061116 17:53]:
> > No, but I think there will be a relevant number of users transitioning through
> > this state (IIRC release notes recommend to upgrade userland first, then
> > kernel).  For some, their network will stop working and they'll have to figure
> > out how to bring it up.
> 
> The order is not yet decided, it is just the current way it is written
> down. If you (or anyone else) could give hints what the best upgrade
> order is (perhaps even different for different situations), please don't
> hesitate to tell us.

Upgrading kernel first would fix this problem, but I'm not confident to tell
if that wouldn't bring other -perhaps worse- problems.

So far I proposed two solutions (letting udev and hotplug coexist, or letting
gnome-desktop-environment be installed without udev when hotplug is present), I
think either of these would be better than altering kernel/userland upgrade
order.

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