diff -ruN linux-gpib-3.2.21.orig/drivers/Makefile.am linux-gpib-3.2.21/drivers/Makefile.am
--- linux-gpib-3.2.21.orig/drivers/Makefile.am	2014-12-13 11:27:55.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-gpib-3.2.21/drivers/Makefile.am	2014-12-17 17:51:47.152588400 +0100
@@ -28,39 +28,13 @@
 		CC="$(LINUX_CC) -I@abs_top_srcdir@ -I@abs_top_srcdir@/drivers/gpib/include -I@abs_top_srcdir@/include" \
 		SUBDIRS="$(GPIB_ABS_MODULE_SUBDIR)"
 
-install-data-hook: device-file-check /etc/gpib.conf
+install-data-hook: /etc/gpib.conf
 	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_SRCDIR) V=1 modules_install\
 		CC="$(LINUX_CC) -I@abs_top_srcdir@ -I@abs_top_srcdir@/driver/include -I@abs_top_srcdir@/include" \
 		SUBDIRS="$(GPIB_ABS_MODULE_SUBDIR)" INSTALL_MOD_DIR="gpib"
-	$(DEPMOD) -a
-
-/dev/gpib0:
-	groupadd gpib || echo "group gpib exists"
-	for i in `seq 0 15`; \
-	do \
-		mknod -m u=rw,g=rw,o= /dev/gpib$${i} c $(IBMAJOR) $${i} || exit 1; \
-		chown root:gpib /dev/gpib$${i}; \
-	done
-
-.PHONY : device-file-check
-device-file-check: /dev/gpib0
-	@if [ ! -c /dev/gpib0 ]; then \
-		if [ -a /dev/gpib0 ]; then \
-			echo "A file or directory called /dev/gpib0 exists but it is not" \
-				"a character device.  Delete or move it and try again."; \
-			exit 1; \
-		fi; \
-	fi
-	@ls -l /dev/gpib0 | grep -q "$(IBMAJOR)"; \
-	if [ $$? != 0 ]; then \
-		echo "/dev/gpib0 has the wrong major number. " \
-			"Delete your /dev/gpibX files and try again."; \
-		exit 1; \
-	fi
 
 #should move this to util/templates Makefile.am when it exists
 /etc/gpib.conf:
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) -D $(top_srcdir)/util/templates/gpib.conf /etc/gpib.conf
 
 #make sure compiled files, etc don't make it into distribution tarballs
 dist-hook: