david parsons writes:
> Regrettably, the new improved(tm) devfs namespace sucks, and is
> likely to continue to suck, so we've already got two separate
> namespaces floating around. If devfs is mounted on /devices, at
> least the new namespace doesn't stomp all over the old namespace,
> thus converting a perfectly usable test machine into a lifeless
> zombie.
> ____
> david parsons \bi/ writing a translation module would take time, and
> \/ there's a small screaming baby that wants all of that.
Is it the old names (/dev/sda?) that you miss, or the "old new" names
(/dev/sd/c#b#t#u#*)?
Regards,
Richard....
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