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Title: Where have the device files /dev/bcx and /dev/sccx gone?

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Where have the device files /dev/bcx and /dev/sccx gone?

Applies to

SuSE Linux: Versions since 6.1
SuSE Linux AXP: Versions since 6.1

Symptom:

After updating from an older kernel version to 2.2.xx the device files /dev/bc[0-7] bzw. /dev/scc[0-7] cannot be found (they're normally in the directory "/dev/").

Cause:

The 2.2.xx kernel version has been included since SuSE 6.1. There are drivers for this kernel version that support the Baycom Modem and the SCC Z8530 card that include their own network driver and don't need the device files. In the case of the Baycom Modem driver the names of the device files have changed.  In the meantime there are different drivers for full and half duplex.  More information on these drivers can be found under:
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/baycom.txt
or
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/z8530drv.txt
as well as the AX.25-HOWTO, a translation of which can be found under:
http://www.ardos.de/gerd/axhowto/

Solution:

If you'd like to use the 2.2.xx version kernel you'll need to create the device files yourself.

More information as well as instructions on including these device files into your directory tree can be found in the AX.25-HOWTO (above).

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Keywords: BAYCOM, RADIO, MODEM, SCC, Z8530, HDLC, DEVICE, HAM, AX.25, AX25, AXCONFIG, KISS, AXPORTS, KISSATTACH

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SDB-ka_hamdevices, Copyright SuSE GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany - Version: 19. Nov 1999
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