From 2257be3bc4f69f5381d754263f83d71eb15f3896 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wollman Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1993 23:22:23 +0000 Subject: Added comment in the description of `com' devices that they are usually not what users want unless they have re-configured their kernels. Hopefully some people will actually read this. --- etc/MAKEDEV | 8 ++++++-- etc/etc.i386/MAKEDEV | 8 ++++++-- 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'etc') diff --git a/etc/MAKEDEV b/etc/MAKEDEV index 4a4b33c..4f531fe 100644 --- a/etc/MAKEDEV +++ b/etc/MAKEDEV @@ -46,9 +46,13 @@ # psm* PS/2 mouse # # Terminal ports: -# com* standard PC COM ports (really makes tty* entries for com) # sio* fast interrupt PC COM ports (really makes tty* entries for sio) # tty* alias for sio ports, this is what the system really wants +# com* standard PC COM ports (really makes tty* entries for com) +# Note that the `com' driver is not configured in the +# supplied kernels and is usually not what you want. In +# a future release it may be completely desupported. Fair +# warning. # # Pseudo terminals: # pty* set of 16 master and slave pseudo terminals @@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ # tw* xten power controller # snd* various sound cards # -# $Id: MAKEDEV,v 1.13 1993/10/23 22:24:35 jkh Exp $ +# $Id: MAKEDEV,v 1.14 1993/10/28 09:59:27 rgrimes Exp $ # PATH=/sbin:/bin/:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin: diff --git a/etc/etc.i386/MAKEDEV b/etc/etc.i386/MAKEDEV index 4a4b33c..4f531fe 100644 --- a/etc/etc.i386/MAKEDEV +++ b/etc/etc.i386/MAKEDEV @@ -46,9 +46,13 @@ # psm* PS/2 mouse # # Terminal ports: -# com* standard PC COM ports (really makes tty* entries for com) # sio* fast interrupt PC COM ports (really makes tty* entries for sio) # tty* alias for sio ports, this is what the system really wants +# com* standard PC COM ports (really makes tty* entries for com) +# Note that the `com' driver is not configured in the +# supplied kernels and is usually not what you want. In +# a future release it may be completely desupported. Fair +# warning. # # Pseudo terminals: # pty* set of 16 master and slave pseudo terminals @@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ # tw* xten power controller # snd* various sound cards # -# $Id: MAKEDEV,v 1.13 1993/10/23 22:24:35 jkh Exp $ +# $Id: MAKEDEV,v 1.14 1993/10/28 09:59:27 rgrimes Exp $ # PATH=/sbin:/bin/:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin: -- cgit v1.1