how do make /dev/dvd with devfsd

_SkeLeToN_ · Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2002 2:27 am Post subject: how do make /dev/dvd with devfsd

I recently emerge xine and i know its use /dev/dvd to acces to the dvd drive.

Now there is no /dev/dev into /dev.

I look in the /etc/devfs.conf and find a section for dvd.

I uncomment and put the cdroms1 to cdrom0 because my dvd is also my cdrom and I reboot the computer. I still dont have /dev/dvd ? how do you make the symlink ?? i know I can do it manualy but devfs will remove it after a reboot right ?

pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

First Google result turned up [gentoo-newbies] DVD/CD-RW on Toshiba Satellite. I'd think the process would be similar.
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_SkeLeToN_ · Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2002 6:16 pm Post subject:

I checked your link kanuslupus but that doesn't help much ...

I also try to search into this forum without luck.

here in my /etc/devfs.conf

# Create /dev/cdrom for the first cdrom drive
LOOKUP ^cdrom$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL mksymlink cdroms/cdrom0 cdrom
REGISTER ^cdrom/cdrom0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL mksymlink $devname cdrom
UNREGISTER ^cdrom/cdrom0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL unlink cdrom

Now the section for the dvd :

# Create /dev/dvd for the second cdrom drive
# (change 'cdroms/cdrom1' to suite your setup)
# NOTE: We add the fully qualified path here, else some apps # have problems to resolve the true device (drip comes to mind)
LOOKUP ^dvd$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL mksymlink cdroms/cdrom0 dvd
REGISTER ^cdrom/cdrom0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL mksymlink $devname dvd
UNREGISTER ^cdrom/cdrom0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL unlink dvd

the device is the same for cdrom and dvd since I only have a dvd.

I change the dvd portion a little bit to look the same as the cdrom but still no luck.

what am I doing wrong??

ps: dunno if its only me but quote and code give me an undefined when I try to finish a quote or code or by the alt+b alt+q.

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daos · n00b Joined: 18 Apr 2002 Posts: 50 Location: Virginia, USA

You don't see the /dev/dvd until you put a DVD in the drive, then the /dev/dvd will appear.

thegarbageman · Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2002 10:03 pm Post subject:

My symlinks don't disapear from /dev (yes, I'm using devfs). Nor do I do anything special to create them.

Also, I just changed xine's settings so it doesn't look for /dev/dvd, instead it just points to /dev/cdroms/cdrom0

Works perfectly.

_SkeLeToN_ · Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2002 10:18 pm Post subject:

daos thx you were right. I never try until I saw the dvd link. Thanks for the info.