Subject: Re: corrupted /proc/ioports? (serial port woes pt.II)
From: Charles Stevenson (csteven@terraplex.com)
Date: Fri Jun 16 2000 - 10:12:27 MDT
On Fri, 16 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> > Your /proc/ioports is empty? You might need to
> reboot > to fix that, not sure if
> > you accidently edited it while trying to view it. I
> > would use 'cat' to view any /proc files.
>
> Yep, empty even after rebooting.
> FWIW, the ports are found during the boot:
> dmesg includes the following lines:
>
> PowerMac Z8530 serial driver v2.0
>
> tty00 at 0xf3013020 (irq=15) is a Z8530ESCC
> port=modem
> tty01 at 0xf3013000 (irq=16) is a Z8530ESCC
> port=printer
>
>
> I guess I need to learn more about how the /proc
> filesystem is created in order to find the culprit.
> Maybe I'll just try a fresh install out of
> desperation.
proc is generated dynamically by the kernel. perhaps you should try a fresh
install.
charles
>
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