Re: Lost /dev/modem Symlink After Purging Udev And Reinstalling

From: Leonard Chatagnier (lenc_at_ruralcomm.com)
Date: 05/01/05

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To: "Roberto C. Sanchez" <roberto@familiasanchez.net>

    Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:

    >Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
    >
    >
    >>This request for help is being reposted as no one offered any help.
    >>Please, would someone respond with some help, even if its just a link
    >>offering a solution that a relative newbie can implement.
    >>
    >>
    >>After Purging udev including rming the entire /etc/udev directory and
    >>reinstalling to fix a sound problem I have
    >>to create the modem symbolic link, ln -s /dev/ttySHCF0 /dev/modem every
    >>time I boot up. I've tried
    >>ChatagnierL-Home:/etc/udev/scripts# /etc/init.d/udev restart
    >>Recreating device nodes...done.
    >>ChatagnierL-Home:/etc/udev/scripts#
    >>After rebooting, still no /dev/modem and have to create symlink again
    >>ChatagnierL-Home:/etc/udev/scripts# /usr/bin/udevtest /dev/modem
    >>version 056
    >>looking at '/dev/modem'
    >>sysfs_open_class_device_path failed
    >>ChatagnierL-Home:/etc/udev/scripts#
    >>Googled for above message and found 7 items concerning older versions of
    >>udev with pages of script that I wouldn't
    >>dare try.
    >>
    >>There were 2 or 3 files in /etc/udev/rules.d dir that were no recreated
    >>after reinstalling udev that goes something like:
    >>hfcpci.conf and 10 or 50sound.rules. The hfcpci.conf is probably
    >>pertinent to the problem. How can I recreate it?
    >>
    >>Considered running the script inputdev.sh, read sh man and info but
    >>couldn't determine which option to use. Never have run a script before
    >>but it seems to use Debian I going to have to do it. Could someone clue
    >>me in if this is the
    >>correct script to use and the proper switch to use. I am a relative
    >>newbie and not a programmer, just a user.
    >>I've also read the udev manual and googled on the subject, and its over
    >>my head.
    >>A quick solution is desirable as my system is fully functional
    >>otherwise(until the next upgrade/dist-upgrade anyway). I'm using
    >>kernel-image 2.6.8-2-686 an upgrading under testing with udev version
    >>.056-2 installed.
    >>There is no entry regarding /dev/modem, only a capi entry, in the
    >>udev.rules file or in the devfs.rules file.
    >>
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    >>*_
    >>Thanks for any help,
    >>Leonard Chatagnier
    >>
    >>
    >
    >Is your ppp support loaded into the kernel? If not, try loading it
    >(modprobe ppp) and then restarting udev.
    >
    >-Roberto
    >
    >
    >
    I guess not.
    ChatagnierL-Home:/temp/Modem# modprobe ppp
    FATAL: Module ppp not found.
    ChatagnierL-Home:/temp/Modem#
    Using KI 2.6.8-2-686.
    And thanks for your reply to my post.
    LenC. 

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