On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 17:04:14 +1130 Mike Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 08:56, Collins Richey wrote:
> > Well, the answer is: devfs has already taken care of this. Will the
> real
> > cdroms please stand up!
> >
> > /dev/cdroms/cdrom4 -> ../scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/cd
> > /dev/cdroms/cdrom6 -> ../scsi/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/cd
>
> I am nowhere near up to speed on this myself, but, some utilities
> require the
> old dev/names (not just scd). What I do is extract a tarball via
> rc.local
> with my 'extras' in it.
>
> This doesn't sit comfortably with me, but is a recommended method, per
> the
> devfs howto.
>
> Incidentally, following on from David's lead, you *probably* need to
>
> modprobe sd_mod
> modprobe sr_mod (/etc/modules/eg)
>
> before defvs will create the full and complete entries. In the case of
> scsi_mod, the base scsi driver, it sniffs the scsi interface and as a
> secondary duty builds items you listed above, depending on what it
> 'finds'. I
> haven't tested this myself, but suspect that sr_mod will create /dev/sr?
> entries (for instance).
>
> any feedback you have is appreciated. devfs is something we are going to
> have
> to come to terms with, the old /dev is dead in the water.
>
Right you are, as ususal Mike. I've added sr_mod to my list of modules to
be modprobed (on Gentoo /etc/rc.d/config/modules) and lo and behold the
/dev/srn entries appear (same simlink as listed above for /dev/cdromn.
d_mod, on the other hand, doesn't seem to generate any new /dev/xxx
entries.
--
Collins Richey
Denver Area
Gentoo_rc5 XFCE
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