Re: [TCLUG:14024] Help! Crashed RedHat 6.0/Intel

[Philip C Mendelsohn <mend0070@tc.umn.edu>]

On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, Chris McKinley wrote:

> it sounds like your devices are messed up.  I do not know what the command is 
> on RH6.0, but I believe there is an rpm for you device tree.  You can boot up 
> a rescue floppy (Slackware boot floppy with rescue.gz rootdisk works) and then 
> recreate that tree.  If there is not an rpm, I know my distribution has a 
> MAKEDEV in /dev which creates the devices, it should be console or something. 
> Failing that, mknod c 4 0 would recreate the console device on my system.

Hey, Chris

What does Makedev do if there are already existing /dev entries?  Does it
overwrite, or should you erase them first?

This sounds like the LCD solution to the /dev question I posted early (no
replies...)

Phil M

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