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- From: jwinstea@fenris.claremont.edu (Jim Winstead Jr.)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: RAM Disk Trouble (Solved)
- Message-ID: <1992Sep4.215944.27343@muddcs.claremont.edu>
- Date: 4 Sep 92 21:59:44 GMT
- References: <1992Sep4.160053.4330@athena.mit.edu> <1992Sep4.201646.20874@athena.mit.edu>
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- In article <1992Sep4.201646.20874@athena.mit.edu> alsaggaf@athena.mit.edu (M. Saggaf) writes:
- >In article <1992Sep4.160053.4330@athena.mit.edu> alsaggaf@athena.mit.edu (M. Saggaf) writes:
- >>I tried to use the RAM disk tonight but ran into a bit of a problem. I
- >>compiled the kernel with the RAM disk support. Then made a file system
- >>using the command mkfs /dev/ram 512 and mounted /dev/ram. However, I
- >>keep getting I/O error messages relating to thr RAM disk. Did I use
- >>the correct procedure in using the RAM disk? (I couldn't find anything
- >>in the FAQ). If so, what would be the source of trouble here? Any help
- >>is appreciated.
- >
- >I found out that the minor device number for /dev/ram in the root disk
- >0.97.1 is inaccurate. It should be 1 rather than 0. No problem now.
- >Jim, will you please fix that in the next release?
-
- Done - I had asked around about this before, but was apparently fed
- bad information. :) Sorry for the confusion.
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