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  • Subject: Re: [BL] extended partitions
  • Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 13:44:50 +0000 (UTC)


mke2fs /dev/hdb5
Could not stat /dev/hdb5 -- No such file or directory.

The device apparently does not exist; did yo [sic] specify it correctly?

Web research found me the answer (at linuxquestions.org). The device does
not exist. I have to mknod /dev/hdb5 b 3 69 (and for additional linux
partitions 70 71 etc.)

It would be helpful if future BLs came with /dev/hda5-8 and /dev/hdb5-8.
Some people like to put BL on a drive with other linuxes and run out of
primary partitions for that reason.

We have some devices I cannot think of any use for (vcs0-4, vcsa0-4,
ttyp9, ptyp9).

ptyp9-ptyp9 is I think to make up to 10 rxvts, presumably in two desktops.

vcs and vcsa are related to virtual consoles. cat /dev/vcs3 > file does a screen dump of the console vt3 to a file. We have three virtual consoles but vcs0-4. Why 5 vcs's?

When accessing my new BL3.50 installed on /dev/hdb5, from 2-floppy BL3.50, I have to make the device every time.

In future versions I would appreciate two fewer vcs's and vcsa's (which I have never used) and instead /dev/hda5 hda6 hdb5 hdb6. A few years ago when running BL1 on a 486 with a 200MB drive the extended partitions were not needed. We are now recycling any drives under 500MB and using 20GB.

Sindi




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