[ltp] 560X and serial port for modem problems

Thomas Vogels linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
17 Oct 2001 10:16:38 -0400


Tino Keitel <tino.keitel@web.de> writes:

> On Monday, 15. October 2001 22:39, Shawn Koons wrote:
> > Thank you for replying.
> >
> > I get:
> >
> > [root@localhost /root]# chmod 755 /dev/thinkpad
> > chmod: getting attributes of `/dev/thinkpad': No such file or directory
> > [root@localhost /root]#
> >
> > Hmmm...

Shawn, you're missing /dev/thinkpad?  Try 'ls /dev/thinkpad'.  If it
ain't there, create it.  Check tpctl's documentation or
/dev/MAKEDEVICES (not sure about the exact name of that script but
it's the only all-uppercase name file in /dev).
  -tom

> 
> I would suggest you to read the installation instructions of tpctl, 
> especially the part regarding the /dev/thinkpad device special file.
> 
> Tino

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