On 2001.12.11 20:15 Nathan E Norman wrote: > > yet /dev/st0 is not there. > > The message from the driver doesn't imply file creation :) I assume > you're using the old dev directory and not using devfs? > > In any case, you probably simply need to create the device files. I > now use devfs so it's been a while since I worried about device files, > but let's see if remember ... > . > Method 1: > > # cd /dev; MAKEDEV st > > Method 2: > > # cd /dev > # mknod -m 660 st0 c 9 0 > # mknod -m 660 nst0 c 9 128 > # chown root:tape st0 nst0 >
That did it. Thanks for the reply. I was going to say that mknod wasn't needed after MAKEDEV, however if I would've read your post better I would've noticed that it was "METHOD" 1&2 and not "STEP" 1&2 :) > Method 3: > > Install a kernel that does devfs :) Since this is the first I've heard of devfs, I'll look into it. Thanks.
