Jonas Bofjall wrote: > > On Sat, 3 May 1997, Dave Cinege wrote: > > > This is what caused me to finally break linux. I moved OpenDOS from a > > primary (sda2) to a logical (sda5). > > I know Solaris numbers disks differently, I think it is based on the disks > serial number. A very good solution, however, you get away from this sort > of problems. This is a good reason the Linux kernel should have a > dev-filesystem, much like the proc-filesystem is implemented in the > kernel. I've seen it has been on the 'Linux Kernel Wishlist' for a while, > and I have heard that its being worked on FreeBSD. > So, start kernelhacking :) !
I really like this idea, I have these removable SCSI disks that often get carried around, you would not belive the trouble you get when you pop one of those in a machine with disks already in it :< Linux isn't too bad, but Os's like Dos and Os/2 usually have a fit. I have used an Os that did the dev-fsys trick, it's very nice to only see a handlefull of files in /dev instead of the bizzilion we have now. Less confusing too, esp if disk naming is done. Jason -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
