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> pcmcia cdroms can be hda hdb hdc hdd sda - did you try all those?

Yes I tried those but it turned out to be hdg in the end. Working
now.

> To make more devices, use mknod.
> mknod /dev/hde b 33 0
> mknod /dev/hdf b 33 64
> mknod /dev/hdg b 34 0
> mknod /dev/hdh b 34 64
> 
> Do a web search on 'mknod /dev/hdX' for hdX.

I used your mkmod line for hdg. Very useful, thanks.

> Does cardmgr list any devices being found?

I added to name of drive to /etc/pcmcia/config, I think that helped.
Before that it was saying "unsupported card".
Then it found the model of the component ide drive inside the box,
so I realised Id have to add the regular CDROM modules as well as
the PCMCIA modules. Cardmgr also told me hdg.

> Zip drives are /dev/sda4 etc.

Yup, got a parallel one of those going now.

> > I think it needs /dev/hdg and BL doesnt
> Why do you think this, because of the other machine using it?

That was the clue.

> I think makedevs is some script that uses mknod to make devices.
> Hundreds of them.

<gulp> glad I didnt do that.


-- 
Bye now,
        Ian.