RE: DEVFSv50 and /dev/fb? (or /dev/fb/? ???)

Graeme Gregory (ggregory@bitbox.co.uk)
Thu, 6 Aug 1998 09:27:20 +0100

o.r.c@p.e.l.l.p.o.r.t.l.a.n.d.o.r.u.s wrote:
> >2. What advantage does dev_fs offer us over the present system?
>
> /dev entries don't exist for nonexistant devices, and
> do exist for existing devices.
>
Beginners like me dont have to try and work out how to create
new device node thingies for new drivers in the kernel. Especially
when like for the fbset distribution I couldn't get it to compile
until I hacked it a bit.

As I see it devfs would make sense when installing on a new machine
as /dev is not screwed up already. On an old machine it is much
more up to the users preferences/skill.

I am basing these opinions on the discussion in this list as I havent
had the time to break my machine for a couple of days while setting
up devfs.

Graeme

-- 
G. Gregory
ggregory@bitbox.co.uk




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