Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 06:35:58 +0300 From: "toxa" <postfix@sendmail.ru> To: "toxa" <postfix@sendmail.ru>, <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: making devices in freebsd5 PART2 Message-ID: <001801c3c2bc$8e99cc30$0202a8c0@karputer> References: <000701c3c2bb$34d43060$0202a8c0@karputer>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "toxa" <postfix@sendmail.ru> To: <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 6:26 AM Subject: making devices in freebsd5 > I don't know if freebsd-current maillist sutable for my question but let me > explain it. > When I use freebsd-4, I can include any device in kernel or load it as > module, and if there is no appropriate device in /dev I can use MAKEDEV > script to create it. The common example is 'watch' utility which requires > not only 'device snp' in kernel or 'kldload snp' but /dev/snp0 (snp1, etc) > also for working, so I go to /dev and type ./MAKEDEV snp0. > But FreeBSD5 is using devfs, and there is no MAKEDEV in it. I kldload snp > but cat't see /dev/snp? created, and I don't know how to create it by hand. > I was looking through snp, kldload, and watch manpages and freebsd maillist > archive but cannot see anything about this. > So how can I create appropriate device (snp0 actually) or which program > should do this for me? > > Thanks > Uhh, I should have to see devfs manpage first, not going to write a stupid letter to you all, sorry me for that. i guess it will be like 'devfs rule add path snp mode 666' but this one not working: [(6:34):/usr/src/sys/i386/conf ] kldstat|grep snp <40> 7 1 0xc5926000 3000 snp.ko [(6:34):/usr/src/sys/i386/conf ] devfs rule add path snp mode 666 <41> devfs rule: ioctl DEVFSIO_RADD: Input/output error Any ideas? Thanks.
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