Re: /dev/graphic and /dev/event

[<Chr...@t-...>]

On Mon, 15 Jan 2001, Steffen Seeger wrote:

> Christoph Egger wrote:
> > 
> > On Mon, 15 Jan 2001, Steffen Seeger wrote:
> > 
> > > Please check /proc/devices that event devices are registered.
> > 
> > cat /proc/devices
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > Character devices
> >   1 mem
> >   2 pty
> >   3 ttyp
> >   4 ttyS
> >   5 cua
> >  10 misc
> >  14 sound
> >  36 netlink
> >  60 graphic
> 
> here they should be...

It is now here:

 61 event
 
> > 128 ptm
> > 136 pts
> > 
> > Block devices:
> >   3 ide0
> >  22 ide1
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
> > > It could be I haven't enabled the /dev/event driver in the default config,
> > > as it is still under development and thus a module is far better to work with.
> > 
> > I can't _mark_ it as a module with "make menuconfig", so it is
> > compiled in. The same for the graphic option.
> 
> No, it isn't. It's missing in Configure.in (probably)
> 
> > > You may need to compile event.c as a module by hand,
> > 
> > Done.
> > 
> > > and then insmod it.
> > 
> > event.o: couldn't find the kernel version the module was compiled for
> 
> Try without module versions enabled. Or compile event.c as the
> kernel build system would do. (I haven't modversion enabled by default,
> so a
> 	cc -c -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -O2 event.c
> 
> would do.

I had to do

	cc -c -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -O2 -I../../include/ event.c

and then

	insmod event.o

I have also checked /proc/devices and it is registered there.

TNX for your help,

Christoph Egger
E-Mail: Chr...@t-...

P.S.: I will now try to get phoenix running...