On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 05:12:10 +0000 Collins Richey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> 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.
>
One final stroke. If only ide-scsi is modprobed, cdrom4 and cdrom6 are th
generated symlinks. If sr_mod is also modprobed, symlinks cdrom0, cdrom1,
sr0, and sr1 are generated.
--
Collins Richey
Denver Area
Gentoo_rc5 XFCE
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