Subject: RE: What device node for a PCMCIA modem?
To: Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de>
From: John Ruschmeyer <jruschme@comcast.net>
List: port-sparc
Date: 02/25/2003 16:40:14
> From: Martin Husemann [mailto:martin@duskware.de]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 4:28 PM
> To: John Ruschmeyer
> Cc: port-sparc@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: What device node for a PCMCIA modem?
> 
> 
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 09:56:29AM -0500, John Ruschmeyer wrote:
> 
> > the life of me, figure out what device node corresponds to the com0 I
> > get when I insert a PCMCIA modem.
> > 
> > What one is it? And do I need to mknod first?
> 
> According to /usr/src/sys/arch/sparc/conf/majors.sparc:
> 
> device-major	com		char 36			com

Odd... I don't have that file. Is it missing from syssrc.tgz for 1.6?

> and in /dev/MAKEDEV there is:
> 
> ttyC*)
>         unit=${i#ttyC}
>         rm -f ttyC$unit dtyC$unit
>         mknod ttyC$unit c 36 $(($unit + $dialin ))
>         mknod dtyC$unit c 36 $(($unit + $dialout))
>         chown uucp ttyC$unit dtyC$unit
>         ;;
> 
> So it should be ttyC0 and dtyC0.

And so it is indeed. Though the nodes are not created by 'MAKEDEV all'.

Thanks...
<<<john>>>