Re: X Configuration

["Simon Martin" <smartin@isys.cl>]

Thanks Martyn et al.

Creating the mem device worked. I now have X up and running. The next thing is to get this geometry thing right...
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Martyn Pearce <m.pearce@inpharmatica.co.uk>
To: Simon Martin <smartin@isys.cl>
Sent: 16 September 1999 15:38
Subject: Fw: X Configuration


> 
> 
> Simon Martin writes:
> | Hi I sent this message a couple of days ago with no answer. It seems
> | like I have a problem with no /dev/mem device. MAKEDEV doesn't know
> | this device so can anyone tell me what the major/minor node numbers
> | are for this device (ls -l /dev/mem should do, unless it is dependant
> | on the memory configuration, etc.)
> 
> I didn't see the question; and can't comment on the implications of no
> /dev/mem... (might be a kernel-generated pseudo device).  But his the
> info. for which you asked...
> 
> [martyn]$ ls -l /dev/mem
> crw-rw----   1 root     kmem       1,   1 Mar  2  1999 /dev/mem
> 
> 
> Mx.
>