/dev/fb missing

[grega]

Are these devices only created if a suitable "monitor" is attached to the machine? We have an E3500, and are currently using a laptop running hyperterminal as the console. We now need to run CDE/Openwindows. I have a monitor which we can use instead of the laptop - if I attach the monitor and do a boot -r, will this recreate the /dev/fb links?

Greg.

 

[jamisar]

look at devlinks && drvconfig man pages.
you don't need to reboot.
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when they don't ask you anymore, where they are come from, and they don't tell you anymore, where they go ... you'r getting older !

 

[grega]

Looked at using devfsadm (same as devlinks/drvconfig) but wasn't sure on the parameters to use when specifiying device class - man page says disk/tape/port/audio/pseudo are available

Any ideas ... In my case a boot -r is probably simpler

Greg.