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linuxtv-dvb-apps package

dvb-utils package fails to create static devices

Bug #283083 reported by Andreas Gölzer
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Bug Description

When installing the package dvb-utils(1.1.1-3) in ibex beta, it tries to create device nods in /dev/.static/dev/, which fails mentioning this is a read-only filesystem. i attached the complete output of apt-get dvb-utils

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Andreas Gölzer (k-2005) wrote :
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mcjhn (mcjhn1) wrote :

same problem

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Paul Lange (palango) wrote :

I can confirm this as well.
Same output as the two examples above.

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Sergio Pedone (cacao74) wrote :

I can confirm this behaviour too.
Notice that if I try to manually creade files in /dev, no errors are reported:
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root@mettapc:/dev# MAKEDEV video
...cut...
rm: impossibile rimuovere `vttuner-': File system in sola lettura (read only fs)
mknod: `vttuner-': File system in sola lettura (read only fs)
makedev vttuner c 83 16 root video 0660: failed
rm: impossibile rimuovere `vttuner-': File system in sola lettura (read only fs)
root@mettapc:/dev# mknod vttuner c 83 16
root@mettapc:/dev# ls -l vttuner
crw-r--r-- 1 root root 83, 16 2008-11-10 23:55 vttuner
root@mettapc:/dev# chown root:video vttuner
root@mettapc:/dev# rm vttuner
root@mettapc:/dev# ls -l vttuner
ls: impossibile accedere a vttuner: Nessun file o directory (no such file or directory)
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console messages in italian...

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Sergio Pedone (cacao74) wrote :

I made a big mistake, talking about "/dev/" instead of "/dev/.static/dev/". Sorry...

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