Not a complete answer but ... I wouldn't recommend using /dev/modem link. This makes it more difficult to gurantee the uucp locking protocol. Use the actual device name instead.
-- Jean Pierre On Sat, 12 Apr 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi again, > > It seems that the following devices are missing after the installation > from the base disks: > > /dev/mcd > /dev/mcdx > /dev/modem > > I managed to create /dev/mcdx0 and /dev/mcdx1 by typing > > mknod /dev/mcdx0 b 20 0 > mknod /dev/mcdx1 b 20 1 > > Is this correct...?? > But I don't know how to create /dev/mcd. I need mcd because mcdx won't > read the superblock...I remember that in an previous installation some > months ago only mcd worked with my CD-ROM. > Man is currently not working...because I cannot mount the cd...the mcd > is missing. > > Then I linked the modem to ttyS1...or is it vice versa?? > > ln -s ttyS1 modem > > Is this correct...??? > How do I create /dev/mcd and why are all the devices not created > automatically...?? Someone told me, that this problem would be > solved...but this was some months ago!
