Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From:	Dirk Heinrichs <dirk.heinrichs@××××××.de>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-user] What should i use instead of /dev/usb?
Date:	Sat, 27 Oct 2007 11:44:05
Message-Id:	`200710271338.28363.dirk.heinrichs@online.de`
In Reply to:	[gentoo-user] What should i use instead of /dev/usb? by Adam Carter

1	Am Samstag, 27. Oktober 2007 schrieb Adam Carter:
2	> I am using some hardware that requries external drivers (no ebuild
3	> either) and it says i should;
4	> mknod /dev/usb/panel0 c 180 180
5
6	What kind of hardware is this?
7
8	> Since /dev/usb doesnt exist, what is the correct alternative?
9
10	Either mkdir /dev/usb before the mknod or (better IMHO):
11
12	Write a udev rule to create the device node at plugin time, see
13	http://reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html.
14
15	HTH...
16
17	Dirk

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