--- biosdevname-0.3.8/biosdevname.rules.in.orig 2011-08-03 18:06:57.000000000 +0200 +++ biosdevname-0.3.8/biosdevname.rules.in 2011-08-03 18:07:59.000000000 +0200 @@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ ACTION!="add", GOTO="netdevicename_end" NAME=="?*", GOTO="netdevicename_end" +# whitelist all Dell systems +ATTR{[dmi/id]sys_vendor}=="Dell*", ENV{UDEV_BIOSDEVNAME}="1" + # kernel command line "biosdevname={0|1}" can turn off/on biosdevname IMPORT{cmdline}="biosdevname" ENV{biosdevname}=="?*", ENV{UDEV_BIOSDEVNAME}="$env{biosdevname}"