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Re: Another /dev/cdrom question

To: "Luo, Ling" <Ling.Luo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Another /dev/cdrom question
From: Borsenkow Andrej <Andrej.Borsenkow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 10:01:41 +0400 (MSD)
Cc: devfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <F124A4236064D211859A0008C74CE35D027E33C5@usa0815ms1.eng.mc.xerox.com>
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On Mon, 20 May 2002, Luo, Ling wrote:

> I found that the /dev/cdroms and symbolic link /dev/cdrom do not appear
> under /dev until I cd into /dev/discs or /dev/ide.
> Is there a way to make the two entries appear under /dev automatically after
> reboot?
>

Compile ide-cd in kernel, not as module.

Entries appear as soon as driver is loaded and driver is loaded when you
try to access any entry for the first time.

-andrej

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