Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 09:16:37 +1000 (EST) From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc/rc.d devfs Message-ID: <20030503090527.F33245@gamplex.bde.org> In-Reply-To: <10211.1051867762@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <10211.1051867762@critter.freebsd.dk>
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On Fri, 2 May 2003, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > In message <200305020810.h428AxCw057728@repoman.freebsd.org>, Mike Makonnen wri > tes: > >mtm 2003/05/02 01:10:59 PDT > > > > FreeBSD src repository > > > > Modified files: > > etc/rc.d devfs > > Log: > > Create a symbolic link /dev/vga -> /dev/ttyv0. > > Why isn't this link created by the device driver anyway ? Some drivers don't fully support devfs yet. As explained in MAKEDEV in RELENG_4, /dev/vga is compatibility cruft for a pccons interface and/or X. It shouldn't exist, but still seems to be used by X: $ strings -a /usr/X11R6/bin/* 2>&1 | grep dev/vga strings: /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm: Permission denied /dev/vga xf86MapVidMem: Could not mmap /dev/vga (%s) /dev/vga xf86MapVidMem: Could not mmap /dev/vga (%s) /dev/vga Cannot open /dev/vga xf86MapVidMem: Could not mmap /dev/vga (%s) xf86MapVidMem: Could not mmap /dev/vga (%s) $ grep -lr dev/vga /usr/X11R6 2>&1 grep: /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm: Permission denied /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 /usr/X11R6/bin/kbd_mode /usr/X11R6/bin/pcitweak /usr/X11R6/bin/scanpci /usr/X11R6/bin/X.bck Bruce
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