Xref: utzoo unix-pc.general:1452 comp.sys.att:4347 Path: utzoo!edhnic!becker!bdb From: bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce Becker) Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att Subject: Re: /dev/syscon Keywords: 3B1 unix-pc Message-ID: <140@becker.UUCP> Date: 27 Sep 88 14:55:38 GMT References: <212@denwa.uucp> Reply-To: bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce Becker) Distribution: na Organization: G. T. S., Toronto, Ontario Lines: 37 In article <212@denwa.uucp> jimmy@denwa.uucp writes: >A friend's 3B1 often boots up such that when he logs in he is on >/dev/syscon rather than on /dev/w1. Similarly, windy won't work. It >looks like the Window Manager is having problems, but the question is >why. I checked his /etc/rc and /etc/inittab and they are both >identical to mine. All the standard processes are listed with a ps, >but the wmgr appears to use a suspicously low amount of CPU. Any ideas? > >Thanks... >-- >Jim G. E-Mail:or >^^^^^^ V-Mail: (213) 551-7702 Fax: 478-3060 The-Real-Me: 824-5454 You should check /dev. "ls -il /dev" should show that '/dev/window' is the same inode as '/dev/syscon' & '/dev/systty' - 115 crw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 1, 0 Jan 1 1970 console [...] 180 crw-rw-rw- 3 root sys 7, 0 Jan 1 1970 syscon 180 crw-rw-rw- 3 root sys 7, 0 Jan 1 1970 systty [...] 51 crw-rw-rw- 1 bdb users 7, 1 Sep 27 10:43 w1 52 crw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 7, 2 Sep 27 10:38 w2 53 crw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 7, 3 Sep 27 09:33 w3 54 crw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 7, 4 May 1 22:35 w4 48 crw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 7, 5 Sep 27 10:46 w5 [...] 180 crw-rw-rw- 3 root sys 7, 0 Jan 1 1970 window If syscon or systty is wrong, delete & 'ln' to window. Cheers, -- Bruce Becker Toronto, Ont. Internet: bdb@becker.UUCP, becker@humvax.UUCP, becker@ziebmef.UUCP BitNet: BECKER@HUMBER.BITNET "When in Rome, do as the Icelandic do" - Hrulf Sigurdsson