[hcflinux] disappearing character devices??

[Angus Auld]

Greetings,
I have been using the mbsi drivers w/Mandrake for some time now. First 
w/8.2, and now w/9.0. I am currently using the latest version 
(0.98mbsibeta02110301-1.src.rpm), which I have compiled on my system. I am 
having good results with this, but I noticed something curious. When I boot 
up my computer, the character devices /dev/ttySHCFO and /dev/cuaHCFO along 
with the character device link /dev/modem, are not to be found. After I 
bring up kppp and establish a connection, they are all to be found in place 
as normal. The only thing I notice is a tiny delay in the reaction time when 
I click connect in kppp for the first connection. I suppose this is because 
the phantom devices are being created. Subsequent connections are 
instantaneous. This scenario repeats on the next boot-up.

Can anyone explain this behaviour, and is there a way to keep the character 
devices and link in place??
TIA for any feedback on this. All the best.



--Angus

"LET US NOT LOOK BACK IN ANGER OR FORWARD IN FEAR, BUT AROUND IN 
AWARENESS."----James Thurber

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