Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 9 Apr 2002 18:28:07 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 9 Apr 2002 18:28:06 -0400 Received: from sproxy.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:27399 "HELO mail.gmx.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Tue, 9 Apr 2002 18:28:05 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII From: Felix Seeger To: Greg KH Subject: Re: usb problems (no /dev/usb) Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 00:25:38 +0200 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.4] In-Reply-To: <200204082106.33705.felix.seeger@gmx.de> <200204090917.21508.seeger@sitewaerts.de> <20020409161834.GD13763@kroah.com> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Message-Id: <200204100025.43310.felix.seeger@gmx.de> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Am Dienstag, 9. April 2002 18:18 schrieb Greg KH: > On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 09:17:21AM +0200, Felix Seeger wrote: > > Am Dienstag, 9. April 2002 01:59 schrieb Greg KH: > > > On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 09:06:33PM +0200, Felix Seeger wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > I have tried to install a usb printer but I have no /dev/usb. > > > > > > > > Usb drivers / usb printer installed (in kernel / module) > > > > > > > > Do I have to create the folders /dev/usb and the things that are in > > > > there ? > > > > > > If you are not using devfs, yes. > > > > > > > Why ? ;) > > > > > > Welcome to Unix :) > > > > > > thanks, > > > > > > greg k-h > > > > Ok, it is in development, thats fine ;) > > It works now, I've found a mknod command in the newsgroups. > > Heh, no it's not in development. Sorry for giving you such a short > answer, but it was a short question, with a lot of needed information > missing :) > > Your distro should have set up all of the /dev nodes properly. If you > are using an old distro version (as I am guessing you are) you will have > to set up the missing /dev entries by hand. I'm using Debian unstable. I think this is new. But Debian is not the best in "self doing linux", so thats ok ;) What is mit devfs, it is experimental. But what is it's status. Will it delete my files, will it toast my printer or will it only crash my system ? If it ok, I think I could change to it. > > Is there a document for mknod which explaints the numbers at the ond of > > the command. The manpage is not really good. > > All of the numbers are documented in the Documentation/devices.txt > file. The Linux USB Guide at http://www.linux-usb.org/ also has info on > how to create the needed USB device entries if you're interested. I will have a look at it. > Good luck, > > greg k-h thanks have fun Felix -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8s2pnS0DOrvdnsewRAldVAJ9bBt9HhFcjdCtmbqQg2Tucd5nmaQCePczC jZrrwgOadG598ux8CjcMNxY= =dE+P -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - 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/