Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263679AbUJ3KXe (ORCPT ); Sat, 30 Oct 2004 06:23:34 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263680AbUJ3KXe (ORCPT ); Sat, 30 Oct 2004 06:23:34 -0400 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:13727 "EHLO main.gmane.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263679AbUJ3KXc (ORCPT ); Sat, 30 Oct 2004 06:23:32 -0400 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Pasi Savolainen Subject: Re: k 2.6.9: ub module causes /dev/sda and /dev/sda1 not being created Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 10:23:28 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <4182FA3D.1090108@esoterica.pt> X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: a11a.mannikko1.ton.tut.fi User-Agent: slrn/0.9.8.1 (Debian) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1105 Lines: 30 * Paulo da Silva : > I had problems with my pen drive. > Module ub (autolodaded) recognized the pendrive. So /dev/sda > and /dev/sda1 didn't get created. After removing ub module > from kernel config I could mount the pen drive as /dev/sda1. Yes, that bit me with CF card reader too. AFAICS The Right Solution is to create /dev/ub -devices and use them. Following worked for me: - - mknod /dev/uba b 125 0 mknod /dev/uba1 b 125 1 mknod /dev/uba2 b 125 2 mknod /dev/ubb b 125 8 mknod /dev/ubb1 b 125 9 mknod /dev/ubb2 b 125 10 mknod /dev/ubc b 125 16 mknod /dev/ubc1 b 125 17 mknod /dev/ubc2 b 125 18 - - /dev/sda1 becomes /dev/uba1 etc. There is a notion that 125 -major number will be going away?: -- Psi -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/