[TriLUG] no device for CDROM in kernel-2.6

Jason Faulkner jasonlf at gmail.com
Sat Aug 27 09:01:22 EDT 2005


In udev, the device is probably /dev/cdroms/0 or /dev/discs/2.

--Jay

On 8/27/05, Joseph Mack NA3T <jmack at wm7d.net> wrote:
> I'm getting started with 2.6 kernels. I've just noticed that
> there is no /dev/hdc for my cdrom, even though the cdrom is
> detected as hdc on bootup. Adding hdc to /dev by hand allows
> me to access the device, but this being 2.6, the hdc is not
> there on the next bootup.
> 
> How do I get udev to add hdc to /dev automatically on
> bootup?
> 
> Thanks Joe
> 
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