Dave Reisner wrote:
With module-init-tools being declared a dead project by its current maintainer,
a new project has stepped up to take its place: kmod. This is intended to be a
drop-in replacement, though deprecated functionality in module-init-tools has
not been reimplemented.
If, upon upgrade, pacman moves `/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf` to a .pacsave,
you should move it back. This file, and any other config read by module-init-
tools, is still read by kmod. However, the kmod package will no longer include a
blank config file. You'll find the same (if not more) documentation in the
manpages and --help output for the binaries.
URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/kmod-replaces-module-init-tools/
Tom Gundersen wrote:
As of udev-176, the Arch Linux userspace tools will no longer be able to boot
kernels without devtmpfs support.
The official Arch kernels (`kernel26-lts` and `linux`) have both had devtmpfs
support for a long time, so only people who compile their own kernels are
potentially affected by this change.
More information about the kernel options required by udev is available in the
udev [README][1].
[1]: here:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git;a=blob_plain;f=README
URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/users-of-unofficial-kernels-must-enable-devtm…