mknod is a generic unix command, used to make device controlling entries (nodes) in the /dev tree.
gvb At 10:21 PM 10/9/2002 -0500, Yu Bo-BOYU1 wrote: >Finally I got the linux work on my custom board. At first I encountered >"unable to open an initial console" problem. I created /dev/console then it >worked. > >But I am still wondering how this /dev/console works ? Why mknod (which I >think >is a native intel platform command) can create a device that cross platform >powerpc linux >can understand ? > >Thanks. > >Bo Yu >Motorola, GTSS >1-817-245-6725 > > ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
