[linux-help] What is char-major-5?

[Nate Bargmann <n0nb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello all.

Looking through syslog I find the following line periodically:

modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-5

Firstly, I'm rather curious as to what char-major-5 *is*.  I'm guessing
it has to do with the serial driver formerly being a module, but is now
static in the kernel.  I'm jumping to this conclusion after looking at
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt.  Is there a more definitive
source for these module references (for lack of a better term) that
go into /etc/modules.conf than grepping the kernel source?

Thanks,

- Nate >>

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