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[Juuso Alasuutari <iuso AT sourcemage.org>]

Udev will not load modules in a set order, which results in network 
interfaces 
and sound devices popping up with randomly ordered names. This is not a bug 
but a fact resulting from various conditions. This wisdom was revealed to me 
on linux-hotplug-devel in this message: 
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-hotplug-devel&m=114488954524629&w=2

Although SMGL does not imply udev, and udev's module autoloading does not 
imply having set interface names, I feel this is a nagging issue 
nevertheless. While adding udev rules to bind interface names is easy for 
anyone to do with simple instructions (which we don't have btw), it's a bit 
embarrassing for us when a relatively helpless new user can't keep his 
networking in one piece after initial SMGL install. Most if not all distros 
can at least fulfill this "little" requirement to ensure a pleasant start.

What I've described here is imho the last and most annoying thing standing 
between us and The Future(TM). Yes, kill the beast that is hotplug. So I'm 
asking for ideas on how we could at least ensure that the network interfaces 
are consistent from boot one. Maybe add a script to the udev spell which 
automatically creates 00-binding.rules to carve the interface loading order 
in stone? I don't think it would be difficult.

Juuso