On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 16:40:15 -0400 Gary Montalbine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > ed tharp wrote: > > well they are virtual files,,,, they should be empty > > and I bet you do have devfs running as long as you are running a pretty > > recent version of MDK. > > > I have spent the about the last three hours searching Google trying to > learn about devfs. I am pretty certain that it is running and starts on > bootup. However I am confused about virtual files and how they work. Read up on block and character special files, then read http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/rgooch/linux/docs/devfs.html You might also bone up on pipes particularly FIFO's. > If a > program points to dev/sound/audio and there is nothing in the file, how > does it get executed? It doesn't. Think of it as the interface between your programs and your hardware i.e. printers, sound cards, etc. -Mark -- Mark Belanger LTX Corporation
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