Under devfs, /dev/loop is a directory containing the loopback devices. If
you are running devfsd, with a REGISTER directive that includes
/dev/loop* in /etc/devfsd.conf (the default configuration file includes
everything), then symbolic links named /dev/loop# pointing to /dev/loop/#
should be automatically created. If the loopback device is not compiled
into your kernel, you will need to have the "loop" module loaded. This can
be done manually or by devfsd.
HTH,
Jeremy Brown
SGI
On Sun, 22 Oct 2000, Marcel Janssen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I read there should be a /dev/loop device. I don't seem to have that.
> What do I need to do to get my loopback device working ?
>
> I also still have a problem mounting my (parallel) zip drive. There is an
> entry
> in /dev but I can't mount it. What should it look like ?
>
> Do I need to create the nodes myself to use these devices ???
>
> --
> Marcel Janssen
>
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