On Tue, 29 May 2001, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > On Tue, 29 May 2001, Jeffrey W. Baker wrote: > > I can't get raw i/o to work on my titanium, running unstable and benh > > kernel. I have the latest util-linux package and the latest everything > > else as well. When I try to make a raw device for my DVD player, I issue > > the command "raw /dev/raw0 /dev/hdc", and I simply get the usage message. > > Even "raw -qa" just gives me the usage message. > > Does the `raw' command work if you compile it with -fsigned-char? > If yes, they (incorrectly) assume a `char' is signed, causing getopt() to > fail, > and you should file a bug report.
Yes that was the problem and I have filed a report with the maintainers of util-linux. Regards, Jeffrey
