Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 18 Dec 1996 10:38:41 -0500 | From | Neil Moore <> | Subject | Re: ttyp's... |
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> > > > > On Tue, 17 Dec 1996, Greenie wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 21:31:57 -0600 (CST) > > From: Greenie <greenie@100acre.com> > > To: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu > > Subject: ttyp's... > > > > In the process of fixing /dev/console, I successfully BROKE /dev/ttyp? ... > > > > I rm'ed ttyp* then did "mknod <file> c 4 7" for each one. Now upon trying > > You did the same numbers for ALL of them? The 4 is the device major, it > should be 4 for all ttyp's.. But the seconda number is the individual > device number.. all ttyp's cant use the same one. Here are the first > handful of mine. You might also be able to use the 'MAKEDEV' script > usually found in your /dev directory.. I think "MAKEDEV ttyp" will make > all the ttyp's with the proper device numbers. > > crw------- 1 djc tty 4, 192 Dec 13 12:50 ttyp0 > crw------- 1 djc tty 4, 193 Dec 11 22:44 ttyp1 > crw------- 1 djc tty 4, 194 Dec 11 17:44 ttyp2 > crw------- 1 djc tty 4, 195 Dec 11 22:44 ttyp3 > crw------- 1 djc tty 4, 196 Dec 17 07:16 ttyp4 > crw--w---- 1 djc tty 4, 197 Dec 14 12:23 ttyp5 > crw------- 1 djc tty 4, 198 Dec 16 22:59 ttyp6 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 4, 199 Dec 16 22:59 ttyp7 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 4, 200 Dec 17 21:42 ttyp8 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 4, 201 Dec 17 14:17 ttyp9 > crw------- 1 djc tty 4, 202 Dec 15 13:36 ttypa > crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 4, 203 Jul 17 1994 ttypb > crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 4, 204 Jul 17 1994 ttypc > crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 4, 205 Jul 17 1994 ttypd > crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 4, 206 Jul 17 1994 ttype
These are the old ttyp* device numbers. This use is deprecated, and may be removed in future kernels. Use major 3, minor n for ttypn.
-- -Neil Moore http://www.sfhs.floyd.k12.ky.us/~amethyst (finger amethyst@valjean.sfhs.floyd.k12.ky.us for my Geek Code)
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