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diff --git a/chapter06/makedev.xml b/chapter06/makedev.xml index e7005e574..acb766683 100644 --- a/chapter06/makedev.xml +++ b/chapter06/makedev.xml @@ -7,7 +7,65 @@ Estimated required disk space: &makedev-compsize;</screen> &aa-makedev-shortdesc; &aa-makedev-dep; -&c6-makedev-inst; + +<sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2> + +<sect2> +<title>Creating devices</title> + +<para>Note that unpacking the <filename>MAKEDEV-&makedev-version;.bz2</filename> +file doesn't create a directory for you to <userinput>cd</userinput> into, as +the file contains only a shell script.</para> + +<para>Install the <userinput>MAKEDEV</userinput> script:</para> + +<screen><userinput>bzcat MAKEDEV-&makedev-version;.bz2 > /dev/MAKEDEV +chmod 754 /dev/MAKEDEV</userinput></screen> + +<para>Run the script to create the device files:</para> + +<screen><userinput>cd /dev +./MAKEDEV -v generic-nopty</userinput></screen> + +<para>The meaning of the arguments:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><userinput>-v</userinput>: This tells the script to run in +verbose mode.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para><userinput>generic-nopty</userinput>: This instructs +<userinput>MAKEDEV</userinput> to create a generic selection of commonly used +device special files, except for the ptyXX and ttyXX range of files. We don't +need those files because we are going to use Unix98 PTYs via the +<emphasis>devpts</emphasis> file system.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para>If it turns out that some special device <filename>zzz</filename> that +you need is missing, try running <userinput>./MAKEDEV -v zzz</userinput>. +Alternatively, you may create devices via the <userinput>mknod</userinput> +program. Please refer to its man and info pages if you need more +information.</para> + +<para>Additionally, if you were unable to mount the devpts filesystem earlier in +the "Mounting the proc and devpts file systems" section, now is the time to +try the alternatives. If your kernel supports the devfs file system, run the +following command to mount devfs:</para> + +<screen><userinput>mount -t devfs devfs /dev</userinput></screen> + +<para>This will mount the devfs file system over the top of the new static +<filename>/dev</filename> structure. This poses no problems, as the device nodes +created are still present, they are just hidden by the new devfs +filesystem.</para> + +<para>If this still doesn't work, the only option left is to use the MAKEDEV +script to create the ptyXX and ttyXX range of files that would otherwise not be +needed. Ensure you are still in the <filename>/dev</filename> directory then run +<userinput>./MAKEDEV -v pty</userinput>. The downside of this is, we are +creating an extra 512 device special files which will not be needed when we +finally boot into the finished LFS system.</para> + +</sect2> </sect1> |