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Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:26:00 +0100
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Jwelch wrote on 26 June 2008 19:18:

> Ok, that makes sense but I don't have the /device directory.

  Not "/device", "/dev".

>  How do I create it so I can see it?

  "mkdir /dev" will create it (but won't populate it), or perhaps better,
you could use the create_devices.sh script that is linked from that "POSIX
devices" paragraph.  But the point is, you don't need to be able to see it;
it's all still there and "just works".


    cheers,
      DaveK
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