Re: char-module-5
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On Tue, 23 Nov 1999 mheyes@lincolnfp.com wrote:
> I think I have support compiled in; using make xconfig, under
> Character Devices, I selected support for console on virtual terminal,
> and didn't select support for console on serial port. la -la shows
> /dev/console. I did modprobe -c and it showed "alias char-major-5
> serial".
It seems to me that you didnt compile in "standard/generic (dump) serial
support" (CONFIG_SERIAL) ... if you compile it as an module, you get the
module serial.o, see the help text to this option or
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/serial-console.txt.
> I do get console messages on the x-console window. Does the "alias
> char-major-5 serial" from modprobe mean that the messages are (also)
> being set to a serial port (like /dev/tty0)?
>
> [...]
Martin
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