Symbolic links disappear after reboot

[Paul Howarth]

dev.loop at gmail.com wrote:

> I created a symlink 
> 'lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root 8 21. Apr 18:57 /dev/dvd -> /dev/hdc' 
> for mplayer to find the DVD when I start it with 
> 'mplayer dvd://1'
> 
> But everytime I reboot, the symlink is gone and I have to create it again.

This is normal.

> Anyone else seen this ?
> Maybe it is related to the change from dev to udev. Dunno anything about udev.
> 
> Any help, or pointers highly appreciated.

Do you have the latest udev and hal updates?

Do any other symlinks appear in /dev after a reboot?

Paul.