Re: [expert] devfs, hdc=ide-scsi (Mdk 8.1) and the symbolic link /dev/cdrom
Peter Møller Neergaard wrote: I have recently upgraded from 7.2 to 8.1 (better later than never). This has caused me problem with the handling of my CDROM drive and CD-writer on my computer; I have both, the CDROM is /dev/hdc and the CD-writer /dev/hdd. I prefer to have both drives being emulated SCSI using ide-scsi. I therefore have hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi among my load options to the kernel. This creates the SCSI devices just fine. However, the symbolic link /dev/cdrom gets wrong; it points to the non-existing /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 rather than /dev/cdroms/cdrom1 or /dev/cdroms/cdrom3. It appears that this link is maintained by devfsd. However, do I tell it to link it to the correct file? /Peter Delete the links in /etc/dev and redo the links pointing to the correct /dev/cdroms/ I always use mc to cd to the correct dir and make the links. You could just do the links via a command line: ln [OPTION]... TARGET [LINK_NAME] ln [OPTION]... TARGET... DIRECTORY ln [OPTION]... --target-directory=DIRECTORY TARGET... Ref: man ln Larry -- Sword'sEdge VoiceMail/Fax: (866) 841-9142 x9753 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] devfs, hdc=ide-scsi (Mdk 8.1) and the symbolic link /dev/cdrom
On February 25, 2002, you wrote: LS Delete the links in /etc/dev and redo the links pointing to the LS correct /dev/cdroms/ I don't have a directory or a file named /etc/dev. Did you /dev? Anyways, it is impossible for me to delete the link: peter:/dev ls -la cdrom ; sudo rm cdrom ; ls -la cdrom lr-xr-xr-x1 root root 16 Feb 25 11:46 cdrom - ../cdroms/cdrom0 lr-xr-xr-x1 root root 16 Feb 25 11:48 cdrom - ../cdroms/cdrom0 and trying -f to ln does not help either: peter:/dev sudo ln -s -f cdroms/cdrom3 cdrom ln: creating symbolic link `cdrom' to `cdroms/cdrom3': File exists So my assumption was that devfsd really insists on having the link due to a configuration option. /Peter -- http://www.linearity.org/turtle/contact.html ``When you have had all the experiences, met all the famous people, made some money, toured the world and got all the acclaim you still think--is that it? Some might be satisfied--but I wasn't'' -- G. Harrison Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] devfs, hdc=ide-scsi (Mdk 8.1) and the symbolic link /dev/cdrom
On February 25, 2002, Larry Sword wrote: LS Delete the links in /etc/dev and redo the links pointing to the LS correct /dev/cdroms/ PMN I don't have a directory or a file named /etc/dev. Did you /dev? LS No!, I don't, I did have a brain fart. OK. From what package should I get the /etc/dev directory that is missing on my machine? Or should I create it by hand, and if so what links should I put into it. LS To remove a sylink: rm /dev/cdrom Does not work! As I wrote in my previous mail PMN peter:/dev ls -la cdrom ; sudo rm cdrom ; ls -la cdrom PMN lr-xr-xr-x1 root root 16 Feb 25 11:46 cdrom - ../cdroms/cdrom0 PMN lr-xr-xr-x1 root root 16 Feb 25 11:48 cdrom - ../cdroms/cdrom0 As you can see, I must have been successful on deleting the link (since the time stamp have changed), but it is recreated as soon as I have deleted. So until I figure out how to disable whatever process that recreates link ln, rm, etc will not help me. /Peter -- http://www.linearity.org/turtle/contact.html ``When you have had all the experiences, met all the famous people, made some money, toured the world and got all the acclaim you still think--is that it? Some might be satisfied--but I wasn't'' -- G. Harrison Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] devfs, hdc=ide-scsi (Mdk 8.1) and the symbolic link /dev/cdrom
I have recently upgraded from 7.2 to 8.1 (better later than never). This has caused me problem with the handling of my CDROM drive and CD-writer on my computer; I have both, the CDROM is /dev/hdc and the CD-writer /dev/hdd. I prefer to have both drives being emulated SCSI using ide-scsi. I therefore have hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi among my load options to the kernel. This creates the SCSI devices just fine. However, the symbolic link /dev/cdrom gets wrong; it points to the non-existing /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 rather than /dev/cdroms/cdrom1 or /dev/cdroms/cdrom3. It appears that this link is maintained by devfsd. However, do I tell it to link it to the correct file? /Peter -- http://www.linearity.org/turtle/contact.html ``When you have had all the experiences, met all the famous people, made some money, toured the world and got all the acclaim you still think--is that it? Some might be satisfied--but I wasn't'' -- G. Harrison Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] devfs, hdc=ide-scsi (Mdk 8.1) and the symbolic link /dev/cdrom
On Monday 25 February 2002 01:44 am, you wrote: pmi fi;e I have recently upgraded from 7.2 to 8.1 (better later than never). This has caused me problem with the handling of my CDROM drive and CD-writer on my computer; I have both, the CDROM is /dev/hdc and the CD-writer /dev/hdd. I prefer to have both drives being emulated SCSI using ide-scsi. I therefore have hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi among my load options to the kernel. This creates the SCSI devices just fine. However, the symbolic link /dev/cdrom gets wrong; it points to the non-existing /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 rather than /dev/cdroms/cdrom1 or /dev/cdroms/cdrom3. It appears that this link is maintained by devfsd. However, do I tell it to link it to the correct file? /Peter try turning off devfs by adding devfs=nomount to the append line in lilo.conf -- Hoyt http://www.maximumhoyt.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
