Re: DVB-S and driver problem ...

[vmg@webcity.ro]

	Hi!

	There is no makedev in slackware ... only mknod but i need to know
what minor and what major to set ...

Regards,
Vultur Marius

On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Szymon Polom wrote:

> Hi...
> 
> > I have a Technisat SkyStar1 and I got the drivers for this card
> > (siemens_dvb-0.6.tar.gz and dvbrouter.tar.gz) but is not working ...
> > 
> >     I have Slackware 7.1 installed and I tried on different kernels:
> > 2.2.16, 2.2.14 & 2.2.13 but is not working ...
> > 
> >     I compiled the drivers and use "make insmod" the modules were
> > installed but the dvbd is not working ... I search for the problem and I
> > fount that the device "video" is not created in /dev ...
> > 
> >     Is anybody tehre who had the same problem? CAN YOU HELP ME? I must
> > use a special option in kernel?
> 
> No, you don't have to enable special kernel parameters. A simple
> 
> MAKEDEV video
> 
> in the directory /dev/ while being root did it for me the last time. You
> can learn more about the device creation process by typing 
> 
> man MAKEDEV
> 
> and reading the manual.
> 
> Hope it helps.
> 
> Bye... SP.
> 
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