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diff --git a/chapter06/makedev-inst.sgml b/chapter06/makedev-inst.sgml index 582598dbc..ca14a1104 100644 --- a/chapter06/makedev-inst.sgml +++ b/chapter06/makedev-inst.sgml @@ -12,5 +12,26 @@ Install MAKEDEV by running the following commands: </literallayout></blockquote> +<para> +Create the device files by running the following commands: +</para> + +<blockquote><literallayout> + + <userinput>cd /dev &&</userinput> + <userinput>./MAKEDEV -v generic</userinput> + +</literallayout></blockquote> + +<para> +The <quote>generic</quote> parameter passed to the MAKEDEV script +doesn't create all the devices you might need, such as audio devices, +hdc, hdd and ohters. If you seem to be missing something tell MAKEDEV to +create it. To create hdc replace generic with hdc. You can also add hdc +to generic, so you would execute <userinput>./MAKEDEV -v generic +hdc</userinput> to create the generic set of devices files, plus the +files you need to be able to access hdc (and hdc1, hdc2, etc) +</para> + </sect2> |