Leonard Chatagnier wrote: > This request for help is being reposted as no one offered any help. > Please, would someone respond with some help, even if its just a link > offering a solution that a relative newbie can implement. > > > After Purging udev including rming the entire /etc/udev directory and > reinstalling to fix a sound problem I have > to create the modem symbolic link, ln -s /dev/ttySHCF0 /dev/modem every > time I boot up. I've tried > ChatagnierL-Home:/etc/udev/scripts# /etc/init.d/udev restart > Recreating device nodes...done. > ChatagnierL-Home:/etc/udev/scripts# > After rebooting, still no /dev/modem and have to create symlink again > ChatagnierL-Home:/etc/udev/scripts# /usr/bin/udevtest /dev/modem > version 056 > looking at '/dev/modem' > sysfs_open_class_device_path failed > ChatagnierL-Home:/etc/udev/scripts# > Googled for above message and found 7 items concerning older versions of > udev with pages of script that I wouldn't > dare try. > > There were 2 or 3 files in /etc/udev/rules.d dir that were no recreated > after reinstalling udev that goes something like: > hfcpci.conf and 10 or 50sound.rules. The hfcpci.conf is probably > pertinent to the problem. How can I recreate it? > > Considered running the script inputdev.sh, read sh man and info but > couldn't determine which option to use. Never have run a script before > but it seems to use Debian I going to have to do it. Could someone clue > me in if this is the > correct script to use and the proper switch to use. I am a relative > newbie and not a programmer, just a user. > I've also read the udev manual and googled on the subject, and its over > my head. > A quick solution is desirable as my system is fully functional > otherwise(until the next upgrade/dist-upgrade anyway). I'm using > kernel-image 2.6.8-2-686 an upgrading under testing with udev version > .056-2 installed. > There is no entry regarding /dev/modem, only a capi entry, in the > udev.rules file or in the devfs.rules file. > > _*NOT SUBSCRIBED-PLZ COPY MY EMAIL ADDRESS*__* > *_ > Thanks for any help, > Leonard Chatagnier Is your ppp support loaded into the kernel? If not, try loading it (modprobe ppp) and then restarting udev. -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~sanchezr
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