Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262019AbVEDE4c (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 May 2005 00:56:32 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262021AbVEDE4c (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 May 2005 00:56:32 -0400 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([69.55.234.183]:12969 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262019AbVEDE42 (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 May 2005 00:56:28 -0400 Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 21:56:25 -0700 From: Greg KH To: Christoph Pleger Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Problems with udev Message-ID: <20050504045625.GA16474@kroah.com> References: <20050503164318.3b4ba419.Christoph.Pleger@uni-dortmund.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050503164318.3b4ba419.Christoph.Pleger@uni-dortmund.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.8i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1141 Lines: 29 On Tue, May 03, 2005 at 04:43:18PM +0200, Christoph Pleger wrote: > Hello, > > I have two problems with udev: > > 1. When I use /dev as the root directory for udev, udev does not create > the device nodes for my serial interfaces (/dev/ttyS0 etc.) although the > necessary modules for serial device support are loaded. That prevented a > program that I use to autodetect connected mouse devices from > autodetecting a serial mouse. > > 2. To solve the problem mentioned above, I now use /udev as the root > directory for udev. When I now connect a USB stick to the computer, udev > does not create the device nodes for the stick (/udev/uba etc.) > > Does anybody know how to solve these problems? Try providing your udev and kernel version, and the distro you are using information to the linux-hotplug-devel mailing list. That is the place for udev questions like these. thanks, greg k-h - 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/