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From: j@narcisa.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: tty00 - problem when removed
Date: 31 May 1995 12:17:54 +0200
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A. Radovanovic <radova@risc6.unisa.ac.za> wrote:

>I am using two modems on ttyd0/cua00 and ttyd1/cua01 (COM1 and COM2).
>When I type "w" I am getting the response "w:/dev//tty00: No such file
>or directory". When MAKEDEV ttyd0 is done, the tty00 is removed, but somehow
>"w" looks for it. How can I remove all traces of nonexisting tty00?

dev_mkdb



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cheers, J"org                      private:   joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
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