On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Dave Wreski wrote:
>
> > [root@server:root]# mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0u1722 /mnt/floppy
> > mount: special device /dev/fd0u1722 does not exist
>
> rm -f /dev/fd0u1722
> cd /dev
> ./MAKEDEV fd0
>
> You will then have /dev/fd0H1772 which you can then use.
>
That is the correct procedure; using the shell script MAKEDEV,
that is. However, /dev/fd0H1772 already exists, while fd0u1722
will still not be created. Tom's `install.s', according to his
FAQ, will use `mknod' to create /dev/fd0u1722. Upon looking into
`install.s' and then subsequently `settings.s', the `mknod'
command would be like this:
mknod /dev/fd0u1722 b 2 60
But I have no idea why Tom would want to use his own special
device file, when /dev/fd0H1772 might do the same thing. Unless
it's probably a cross-distribution compatibility issue. For
example, 'BSD systems might not have the fd0H1772 file. But I
digress... I'd still just follow his instructions, just so I
didn't break anything else he had designed that I couldn't
modify, like a compiled binary file that depended on the
existence of /dev/fd0u1722.
Best Regards,
L.G.
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