patch-1.3.91 linux/Documentation/digiboard.txt

• Lines: 98
• Date: Wed Apr 17 08:12:58 1996
• Orig file: v1.3.90/linux/Documentation/digiboard.txt
• Orig date: Fri Apr 12 15:51:43 1996

diff -u --recursive --new-file v1.3.90/linux/Documentation/digiboard.txt linux/Documentation/digiboard.txt
@@ -21,25 +21,25 @@
 
 Supporting Tools:
 -----------------
-Some tools and more detailed up to date information can be found at
+Some tools and more detailed information can be found at
 ftp://ftp.fuller.edu/Linux/digi
 
+WARNING: Most of the stuff available right now uses the WRONG Major Device
+numbers and the wrong call out devices. Be careful and check them first.
+Better not use any of the software in that directory if you run a recent
+1.3.X Kernel or later!
+
 The "ditty" tool described in the Digiboard Manuals for other Unixes
 is also available.
 
 Currently the Linux MAKEDEV command does not support generating the Digiboard
 Devices. Use the following script to generate the devices:
 
-WARNING: Most of the stuff available right now uses the WRONG Major Device
-numbers and is severely outdated. Be careful and check them first.
-Better not use any of the software in that directory if you run a recent
-1.3.X Kernel!
-
 ------------------ mkdigidev begin
 #!/bin/sh
 #
 # Script to create Digiboard Devices
-# Christoph Lameter, April 6, 1996
+# Christoph Lameter, April 16, 1996
 #
 # Usage:
 # mkdigidev [<number of devices>]
@@ -60,14 +60,53 @@
   for c in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15;
   do
 	name=`expr $boardnum \* 16 + $c`
-	mknod /dev/ttyd$name c $DIGIMAJOR $name
+	mknod /dev/cud$name c $DIGIMAJOR $name
 	mknod /dev/ttyD$name c $DIGICUMAJOR $name
   done
   boardnum=`expr $boardnum + 1`
 done
 ------------------ mkdigidev end
+or apply the following patch to /dev/MAKEDEV and do a 
+make digi
+----- MAKDEV Patch
+--- /dev/MAKEDEV	Sun Aug 13 15:48:23 1995
++++ MAKEDEV	Tue Apr 16 17:53:27 1996
+@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
+ 	while [ $# -ne 0 ]
+ 	do
+ 		case "$1" in
+-			mem|tty|ttyp|cua|cub)	;;
++			mem|tty|ttyp|cua|cub|cud)	;;
+ 			hd)	echo hda hdb hdc hdd ;;
+ 			xd)	echo xda xdb ;;
+ 			fd)	echo fd0 fd1 ;;
+@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
+ 			dcf)		echo dcf ;;
+ 			pcmcia)	;; # taken care of by its own driver
+ 			ttyC)	echo cyclades ;;
++			ttyD)	echo digi ;;
+ 			*)	echo "$0: don't know what \"$1\" is" >&2 ;;
+ 		esac
+ 		shift
+@@ -208,6 +209,15 @@
+ 		do
+ 			makedev ttyC$i c $major1 `expr 32 + $i` $tty
+ 			makedev cub$i c $major2 `expr 32 + $i` $dialout
++		done
++		;;
++	digi)
++		major1=`Major ttyD` || continue
++		major2=`Major cud` || continue
++		for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 # 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
++		do
++			makedev ttyD$i c $major1 `expr 32 + $i` $tty
++			makedev cud$i c $major2 `expr 32 + $i` $dialout
+ 		done
+ 		;;
+ 	par[0-2])
+----- End Makedev patch
 
-The ttyd devices behave like the /dev/cua?? devices
+The /dev/cud?? devices behave like the /dev/cua?? devices
 and the ttyD devices are like the /dev/ttyS?? devices.
 
 Sources of Information
@@ -80,7 +119,7 @@
 (Write e-mail to that address to subscribe. Common ListServ commands work.
 Archive of messages available)
 
-Christoph Lameter (clameter@fuller.edu) 6. April 1996.
+Christoph Lameter (clameter@fuller.edu) 16. April 1996.
 
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