Re: udev issues backing up /dev
> On Sat, Feb 24, 2007 at 09:59:35AM +0100, pinniped wrote:
> > Just make sure you have the (empty) directories /dev and /dev/pts. The
> > system DOES need a few devices before udev does its magic - for those
> > create the device nodes the usual way. (have a look at the makedevices
> > script for clues) I remember reading instructions on this months ago but
> > can't recall the link - google will probably dig it up for you.
On 24.02.07 16:52, rir wrote:
> MAKEDEV is not going to help. I am trying to backup a system. If the
> backup is not bootable, MAKEDEV is not usable. Aside from that, the
> idea is to save the devices that are there; it is possible that some
> package or person could add a special node. If that happens, a backup
> should catch it.
>
> The hiding of a mounted filesystem seems very broken to my sysadmin
> side.
backup using dump/restore - it backs up whole filesystem (unless you
exclude/include only some files), even the "hidden" part.
however, udev remounts the original /dev to /dev/.static, with a small
hacks, you can mount that too.
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