Re: DEVFSv50 and /dev/fb? (or /dev/fb/? ???)

Shawn Leas (sleas@ixion.honeywell.com)
Thu, 6 Aug 1998 18:33:55 -0500 (CDT)


On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, Jurgen Botz wrote:

> What I'd rather do is to simply keep a file that lists those devices
> that I want to have other than default permissions and have them set
> from this file at boot time. To change the permissions of a device
> permanently, edit this file and run a script that "applies" it. The
> config file (/dev/dev.conf or something) might be able to use regexes
> to match devices.

In my particular config, alsa-driver does not register itself with devfs,
so I have to tar, but that doesn't negate your point. Maybe a major
number matching sheme?

-Shawn
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