topic Re: Need help creating device files in Operating System - HP-UX

Need help creating device files

Pankaj Garg — Thu, 25 Apr 2002 11:55:20 GMT

I would like to create a alternative for device file /dev/tty0p0 to /dev/spaceball. Can someone tell me how can I do it?

Thanks

Re: Need help creating device files

Tom Geudens — Thu, 25 Apr 2002 12:06:11 GMT

Hi,
I don't know if this works for terminals, but we work with simple symbolic links for tapedrives. Might do :
root/sv00128#ll /dev/robot*
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root sys 13 Apr 3 2001 /dev/robotdass_drv0 -> /dev/rmt/3mnb
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root sys 13 Apr 3 2001 /dev/robotdass_drv1 -> /dev/rmt/2mnb
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root sys 13 Apr 12 15:32 /dev/robotwilg_drv0 -> /dev/rmt/4mnb
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root sys 22 Mar 28 11:22 /dev/robotwilg_drv1 -> /dev/rmt/c16t3d0BESTnb
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root sys 14 Apr 12 15:32 /dev/robotwilg_drv3 -> /dev/rmt/11mnb

Creation is as follows
ln -s /dev/rmt/11mnb /dev/robotwilg_drv3

Regards,
Tom

Re: Need help creating device files

Tore_1 — Thu, 25 Apr 2002 12:06:52 GMT

symbolic link?

ln -s /dev/tty0p0 /dev/spaceball.

Re: Need help creating device files

Carlos Fernandez Riera — Thu, 25 Apr 2002 12:15:09 GMT

hardlink ?

ln tty0p0 spaceball

New special file ?

mknod /dev/spaceball c 1 0x000000