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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> sindi keesan wrote:
> > I don't want to include hundreds of devices
> > just to get one or two.
>
> Then unpack just the one you want.  For example,
> if you've got a Slackware CDrom mounted at /cd
> ----------------------------------------------
> tar -zxf /cd/slakware/a1/devs.tgz  dev/fd0u720
> ----------------------------------------------
> Execute that command from the top directory of
> your filesystem (cd /).  That will put the new
> file in the right directory.

Thanks, I always wanted to know how to do this.

> > But 720K floppy disks work even in pentiums,
>
> And old MFM (non-IDE) harddrives work in 486s.
> I've actually booted one using the special
> XT kernel from Slackware.
>
> People with weirdo hardware are welcome to use
> BasicLinux, but they might have to add a driver
> or two from Slackware.  I'm not going to clutter
> up the default installation with dusty drivers
> that few (if any) users need.

How is a 720K floppy disk weird?  It fits into a pentium without even 
needing a screwdriver.

So what are ttyS4, pdf6, pf3, vcs9, vcsa9, hda9 and eda9 doing in there? 
Are they more likely to be used than a 720K floppy disk?  I like the 720s 
because they do not go bad as quickly as the 1.44's.


> Cheers,
> Steven
>
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