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From: j@bonnie.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Please help! install mouse for com1
Date: 26 Jul 1995 15:06:20 +0200
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-=[F.O.A.D.]=- <foad@phantom.com> wrote:
>Please help me! I try to install my Logitech mouse for com1 to use in X11
>the man says that i have to do " sh MAKEDEV tty00"

If you're running 2.0.5, read ``/dev/tty00'' as ``/dev/ttyd0'' now.
There have been both names for the same thing previously, but only
the latter one now.

No need to MAKEDEV it, it's a standard device.
-- 
cheers, J"org                      private:   joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
                                   http://www.sax.de/~joerg/

Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)