Hello managers,
The original question is on the bottom of the message.
It was more easy than I think. The mknod command (better MAKEDEV command)
is only necessary if there isn't a previously created entry in the /dev
directory for the floppy drive (not my case) then, once create the link
with the ln command:
# ln -s /dev/rrz5c /dev/fddrive
the MS_DOS floppy is ready to manipulate.
Thank you very much to:
Jonh Hascall <john_at_iastate.edu>
Tom Roiux <rioux_at_ip6480nl.ce.utexas.edu)
Vipul Patel <vsp_at_everest.unx.dec.com>???
Best regards,
Carlos Sanchez wrote:
>
> Hello managers,
>
> I am trying to use the "mtools" for manipulating MS-DOS files form a DEC
> alpha station.
>
> In the man page of mtools explain how to setup a floppy diskette:
>
> # /usr/sbin/mknod /dev/rzz13c c 8 21506
>
> # ln -s /dev/rrz13c /dev/fddrive
>
> And advise to you the appropiate SCSI name and minor number. My floppy
> device is rrz5c, but I don't know the minor number.
>
> In the man page of mknod it is said the major (not minor) number can be
> determined by examining the conf.c system source file, but this file is
> very dificult to me.
>
> Furthermore, in the example it is used the rzz13c and rrz13c device
> names, and I don't know if it is correct.
>
> Can anybody helps me? Thanks in advance.
>
--
J. Carlos Sanchez Rivas <csanchez_at_cirp.es>
Responsable de Sistemas Hardware
Centro de I.L.L. Ramon Pi~neiro, GALICIA (SPAIN)
Received on Fri Aug 23 1996 - 14:38:44 NZST