From: imker@gmx.li   
      
   Hallo, Edmund,   
      
   09.06.2004 20:17 you wrote:   
      
   > make the following symbolic links on copied files:   
   > usb_printer -> ../dev/printer/usb/usb_printer   
   > usb_raw -> ../dev/bus/usb/usb_raw   
   >   
   > To which directory I have to make a link? I see two "dev" directories.   
   > One in /boot/home/config/add-ons/kernel/drivers/   
   > and one in /boot/beos/system/add-ons/kernel/drivers/   
   There are two ./dev hierarchies - first one for user add-ons second for   
   system add-ons.   
      
   > Some time ago someone told me to go in terminal go to   
   > /boot/home/config/add-ons/kernel/drivers/bin   
   >   
   > and run   
   >   
   > ln -s ../dev/printer/usb/usb_printer   
   > and   
   > ln -s ../dev/printer/usb/usb_raw   
      
   no. go to   
      
   /boot/home/config/add-ons/kernel/drivers/dev/printer/usb/   
      
   and run   
      
   ln -s ../../../bin/usb_printer   
      
   than go to   
      
   /boot/home/config/add-ons/kernel/drivers/dev/bus/usb/   
      
   and run   
      
   ln -s ../../../bin/usb_raw   
      
   > If I do that I get the message " file exists "   
      
   Yes there are real files you have copied. You cannot create symlink with   
   the same name   
      
   > I don't think that is good :-) and I don't understand wht I am doing.   
   >   
   > ln I think meand link   
   > -s I don't know   
      
   is   
   ln --help  doesn't help ???   
      
   > ../dev/printer/usb  I don't know what directory that should be.   
      
   cd up on one level, than cd to dev, ... etc   
      
   > I what is wrong with simply replace the files from the usb-patch with the old   
   > files?   
      
   The wrong is that if you put this stuff into _system_ add-ons directory   
   - there will be no possibility to roll back your changes if your system   
   crashes on boot. Placing in user add-ons directory allows you to boot in   
   safe mode and remove patches.   
      
   Kind Regards,   
              S.Zharski.   
      
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