[Voyage-linux] Re: UDEV Rules, hardware Mac addresses

[Kim-man 'Punky' TSE]

Hi John,

Then, what udev rules store inside the initrd?

On 8/30/2011 2:50 PM, John Schultz wrote:
> My system only contains a link to pcmcia.rules titles 85-pcmcia.rules and mount-usb.rules.
>
> The thing I do not understand is that 0.6.5 dated March 2011 contained about 5 different files (unfortunately I have 
> deleted these images because 0.7.5 has been released and I try to keep all my systems at the same version).
>
> The biggest issue with this is that we are following 
> http://www.pcengines.info/forums/?page=post&id=799918CD-66C8-40F6-A60B-26A05A078D08&fid=DC038CE7-688B-4FD7-A449-014010E444D1 
> <http://www.pcengines.info/forums/?page=post&id=799918CD-66C8-40F6-A60B-26A05A078D08&fid=DC038CE7-688B-4FD7-A449-014010E444D1> 
> because we were or still are (need to resolve this udev issue first) having issues where the ath9k driver would 
> un-associate after an indeterminate amount of time.
>
> The above example is just one of several plaiging this project that has to be resolved in order for us to use Voyage.
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 00:41, Kim-man 'Punky' TSE <punkytse at punknix.com <mailto:punkytse at punknix.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi John,
>
>
>     On 8/30/2011 2:33 PM, John Schultz wrote:
>
>         The problem is that when I take this cf card or image it to another SBC, the names of the interfaces shift.
>         This needs NOT to happen and the only way I know around it, is to delete the rules files and have the system
>         recreate them.
>
>     >From what I understand, removal of  /lib/udev/rules.d/75-persistent-net-generator.rules is supposed to allow you
>     to migrate the CF to other board without shifting the interface naming.
>
>     But does your system still contain /lib/udev/rules.d/75-persistent-net-generator.rules?
>
>
>     -- 
>     Regards,
>     Kim-man "Punky" Tse
>
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>
>


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Regards,
Kim-man "Punky" Tse

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