Re: /dev/gpmctl
Russell Coker wrote:
>
> On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, ShunTim.Luk@polyu.edu.hk wrote:
> >During an upgrade, somehow I lost the /dev/gpmctl and the mouse no longer
> >function
> >in mc. I'd grateful to any pointer on how to restore it.
> >
> >Also where can I find the documentation "Linux Allocated Devices"? I guess
> > there may
> >be some relevant information.
>
> In /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt there is no reference to gpmctl.
> Maybe it should be a pipe? Try making it a pipe and see what happens.
>
Thanks for the tip. I have not thought of that but
it didn't work either. I used mknod to create the pipe but there's still no
mouse. Maybe it's a socket, but how can I create one there?
Regards,
ST
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