Re: [Fwd: Re: Sony peg-s300/e, Ximian Evolution]

On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 19:49:55 +0100, Peter Zechmeister <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> >                 Hi. I've got a Clie too, and I tried sync'ing with evo
> >         once, but didn't like it since I had to chmod the device file
> >         to a+rw in order to get gnome-pilot to access it.
> >
> the absolutely wired thing to me is, that my installation lost the
> device-files for the clie (/dev/ttyUSB0, /dev/ttyUSB1, /dev/pilot). But I
> still can sync with j-pilot, pointing at /dev/ttyUSB0 in prefs.
> I dunno how this happened and I am not so firm on linux to get these files
> back...

                If you still can sync, sure the device file is being
        recreated automatically by some means, be it devfs or udev
        internal services/daemons of Linux. This is a not so trivial
        issue, and I'm still looking at it. The devfs subsystem passed
        from experimental to obsolete with udev very quick, and udev
        itself is not very polished yet. My personal systems are a
        weird mix of devfs and udev very few people dare to look at
        without running away in terror, but this time is a
        gnome-related issue I think, leaving appart the whole "my
        <whatever> stopped suncyng" thing.

                You can create any device file you would want, and even
        make the automatic system save your changes for the next time.
        The point is having the driver/module to actually use it, and
        it is usually a task of one of these services to do the dirty
        work. There are, however, distros that do it in frustrating,
        alternate ways, even the old fashioned physical /dev. Just
        consult with your distro's documentation if you're interested.

                The good thing with Linux is that it doesn't bite, it's
        usually the other way around >:) Penguins haven't got teeth
        after all :D:D:D

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