On Tue, Nov 06, 2001 at 05:16:31PM +0100, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: > Kevin D.Wooten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Well the linux devfs has a compatibility mode that maintains a /dev > > that looks exactly like pre-devfs ( the actual list of files is > > static ), and only links up ( mknod ) the newly added devices to the > > pre-existing files. There is also the non-compatible mode which only > > has files for the devices you actually have, and creates the files > > on demand. > > What's the point with having device nodes for devices you don't have?
Historical sensitivity? Anyone in for a RK05 dev node? ;) -- | / o / /_ _ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, The Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
