Re: devfs?

From: Adam K Kirchhoff (adamk_at_voicenet.com)
Date: 11/14/03

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    Magnus <me@privacy.net> wrote:
    > I have read the man pages (FreeBSD 5.1) trying to understand how devfs is
    > working. As I can not figure it out, I am seeking help in this group.

    > I wanted to play a MIDI file but noticed the player needs /dev/sequencer.

    > I do not know how to create the /dev/sequencer by using devfs? With FreeBSD
    > 4.x I always used:

    > cd /dev
    > /bin/sh ./MAKEDEV xxx

    > How would I achive the same within FreeBSD using devfs?

    > Should I edited /etc/devfs.conf...

    > Thanks!

    You shouldn't need to do either. If your soundcard driver supports the
    sequencer device, it should automatically appear under /dev. What
    soundcard do you have?

    Adam

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