Re: embedded rootfs utility

[Behan Webster <behanw@websterwood.com>]

Grant Likely wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Behan Webster <behanw@websterwood.com> wrote:
>   
>> Grant Likely wrote:
>>     
>>> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Behan Webster <behanw@websterwood.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Grant Likely wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Also, when booting on something like a 5200 with an uncommon serial
>>>>> ports name (ttyPSC0), I had to manually add the /dev/ttyPSC0 device
>>>>> file before it would boot.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> You're using an older version then.  The latest (v1.2) allows you to
>>>> specify the serial port/baud rate when running the tool.
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Hmm, I can only find v1.1.2 on your website.
>>>
>>>       
>> Version 1.1.2 of elbs contains v1.2 of the rootfs tool.  I suppose I
>> should Sync the version numbers on a release.
>>     
>
> Okay, then I've still got a problem.  I did specify the serial port
> when running it, and the files in /etc were all set correctly.  It was
> just the /dev/ttyPSC0 device file which was missing
I see.  I thought MAKEDEV would have done that for you.  It appears that
MAKEDEV doesn't support ttyPSC0.

Yes, I suppose then you would have to make that dev file manually...

Best laid plans...

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Behan Webster
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