Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: DevFS vs. normal /dev (was DEVFSv50 and /dev/fb? (or /dev/fb/? ???)) | Date | Mon, 10 Aug 1998 15:57:04 -0400 | From | Horst von Brand <> |
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Peter Hawkins <dph-man@iname.com> said:
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> Let us consider the average 'man on the street' computer-illiterate > user. To them, the first question will be 'What's a device node?'. This > could require a lengthy answer. However the big advantage devfs offers > to such people is that it is autoconfiguring. It adds/removes nodes > depending on what the device drivers is present, and therefore based > upon the hardware configuration of the system. This obviates the need > for anyone except the hardcore hackers to know 'what's a device node?'.
How do you reference, say, /dev/fd0 if the floppy module isn't even loaded? You need to do that so kmod loads the module, as things stand now. -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand mailto:vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513
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