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You also have to build a kernel with this support enabled.

Malte Lance wrote:
> 
> >From /dev/MAKEDEV:
> 
> #       snp*    tty snoop devices
> 
> So run "sh MAKEDEV snp0 snp1 snp2 snp3 snp4 snp5"
> 
> Malte.
> 
> On 21-May-98 Stephane Raimbault wrote:
> > Good day,
> >
> > I am trying to get watch going on my system...
> >
> > 1. I have put the following in the kernel:
> >
> > pseudo-device snp     5
> >
> > 2. I run watch in the following manner:
> >
> > watch <any terminal>
> >
> > example:
> > watch /dev/ttyp0
> >
> > and I get the following message from watch:
> >
> >
> > watch: fatal: cannot open snoop device
> >
> > Do I need to make a device in /dev?
> > What is this message and how do I fix?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Stephane R.
> >
> >
> >
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