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From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 07:19:54 +0000
Subject: Re: [N00B] Need a dvb device in udev
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On Sat, Mar 27, 2004 at 09:53:37AM +0200, Ilja Honkonen wrote:
> >>pts
> >>`-- 0
> >What are the major/minor number for these nodes?
> 
> [Ilja@localhost pts]$ pwd
> /dev/pts
> [Ilja@localhost pts]$ ls -l
> total 0
> crw--w----    1 Ilja     Ilja     136,   0 Mar 27 09:22 0
> crw--w----    1 Ilja     Ilja     136,   1 Mar 27 09:45 1
> 
> So 136/0 and 1 ?

these aren't handled by udev, just mount devpts on /dev/pts and you will
be fine.

> >>vc
> >>|-- 0
> >>|-- 1
> >>|-- 10
> >>|-- 11
> >>|-- 12
> >>|-- 13
> >>|-- 14
> >>|-- 15
> >>|-- 16
> >>|-- 17
> >>|-- 18
> >>|-- 19
> >>|-- 2
> >>.
> >>.
> >>.
> >>
> >>vcc
> >>|-- 0
> >>|-- 1
> >>|-- 2
> >>|-- 3
> >>|-- 4
> >>|-- 5
> >>|-- 6
> >>|-- 7
> >>|-- a0
> >>|-- a1
> >
> >
> >If you use the -mm kernel, you will get these devices :)
> 
> What are they used for? Will I get them in some future release of 2.6.? 
> kernel?

These are your virtual consoles.
Yes, you will hopefully get them in a future release.

thanks,

greg k-h


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