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- Path: sparky!uunet!gatech!concert!lester.appstate.edu!mothra!wer
- From: wer@mothra.acs.appstate.edu (Robbie Robertson)
- Subject: Minor device number / drive type ????
- Message-ID: <wer.715467862@mothra>
- Summary: What's the relationship of minor dev # to drive type ???
- Keywords: minor device
- Sender: news@lester.appstate.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: Appalachian State University
- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 21:04:22 GMT
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- I'm trying to make a device entry for a 3rd floppy (3.5") and just can't seem to
- find the appropriate incantation of 'mknod' that allows the disk to be read.
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- I've tried :
- mknod fd2 b 2 6 720 # '6' because of floppy.c comments
- and :
- mknod fd2 b 2 30 720 # '30' because of recent minix faq
- (it said `28` and add 1 for drive)
-
- along with a few other trials and errors.
-
- Both of the above accessed the right drive, but caused a "kernel panic" with the
- disk task receiving an unexpected message from HARDWARE (-1), resulting in a
- reboot. Can anyone give me more info on minor device numbers, i.e --
- the relationship between minor dev #'s and specific drive types, and the
- relationship to the specific drive (dosA, dosB, etc.)?
-
- Thanks,
- Robby Robertson, Appalachian State Univ. Boone, NC
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