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From: ralfw@hpbbi4.BBN.HP.COM (#Ralf Wiegert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: CTD 9145 - more info available; help needed!
Message-ID: <1720015@hpbbi4.BBN.HP.COM>
Date: 28 Jan 91 11:31:43 GMT
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>Now for a complaint: We have another identical machine (software and
>hardware) and this has a mayfly connected its HP-IB slot 2.
>We are able to talk to the mayfly despite the fact that the /etc/devices
>file has the wrong entry for CIO slot 2.  My guess is that the mayfly

The /etc/devices file is only used for insf, mksf, lssf.
(devices - file of driver information for insf, mksf, lssf)
See man 4 devices.

If the major and minor code of the device file is correct you can talk
to the device with a wrong /etc/devices file.

This is an unofficial statement.

Ralf Wiegert