Date: Sun, 30 Apr 1995 00:45:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Julian Elischer <julian@ref.tfs.com> To: bde@zeta.org.au (Bruce Evans) Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, root@ns2.redline.ru Subject: Re: please update /dev/MAKEDEV Message-ID: <199504300745.AAA28200@ref.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: <199504300700.RAA17135@godzilla.zeta.org.au> from "Bruce Evans" at Apr 30, 95 05:00:30 pm
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> >Subject: please update /dev/MAKEDEV
>
> >+ mach-4)
> >+ mknod iopl c 22 0
> >+ mknod kbd c 23 0
> >+ mknod mouse c 24 0
> >+ mknod time c 25 0
> >+ mknod timezone c 26 0
> >+ ;;
>
> This can't be done. It conflicts with FreeBSD's devices:
>
> 22: fd
> 23: bpf
> 24: pca
> 25: va
> 26: spkr
>
> In general, foreign device numbers will always conflict or not work.
maybe we could do the following:
(we want to keep these people on-side)
mkdir /dev/MACH-4
cd /dev/MACH-4
echo "MACH-4 devices.. DO NOT USE UNDER FREEBSD" >README
mknod (devices mentioned)
cd..
ln -s MACH-4/iopl iopl
{etc.....}
having them in the filesytem won't hurt us unless peole try use them..
>
> Bruce
>
julian
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