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Date:      Wed, 7 Jul 2004 08:23:28 -0600
From:      Nathan Kinkade <nkinkade@ub.edu.bz>
To:        mikejs@mbay.net
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Devices not being built
Message-ID:  <20040707142328.GJ24348@gentoo-npk.bmp.ub>
In-Reply-To: <200407070544.i675i2J1016575@otter.mbay.net>
References:  <200407070544.i675i2J1016575@otter.mbay.net>

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On Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 05:44:02AM +0000, mikejs@mbay.net wrote:
> Hi
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> I've built a FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE #5 kernel.  I have a linksys WMP 11 wi=
reless
> card.=20
> I've configured and built the kernel with the followings devices
> device          wlan            # 802.11 support
> device          an              # Aironet 4500/4800 802.11 wireless NICs.
> device          awi             # BayStack 660 and others
> device          wi              # WaveLAN/Intersil/Symbol 802.11 wireless=
 NICs.
>=20
> The problem is that no devices are being built in /dev for the above.  Wh=
at am I
> doing wrong?
>=20
> Thanks
>=20
> Mike
> Sacauskis

5.2.1 uses devfs by default.  A device won't get created in the devfs
filesystem unless a driver registers it.  Do you actually have devices
physically installed in the machine that are supported by each of those
drivers?

Nathan
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