[ILUG] Creating Block Devices

[John Moran]

The devices nodes for hdb are:
Block devices, major 3 minor 64 for whole drive (hdb) and 64 + partition
number for partitions


So run
mknod /dev/hdb c 3 64
mknod /dev/hdb1 c 3 65
...

Hope this helps
John



-----Original Message-----
From: ilug-admin at linux.ie [mailto:ilug-admin at linux.ie] On Behalf Of Tom
Mackey
Sent: 06 July 2002 00:49
To: ilug at linux.ie
Subject: [ILUG] Creating Block Devices


Hi,
I have been "adjusting" my system over the last few days, changing hard
disk, copying from old one,  adding DVD, changing cables and ide
interface etc + upgrade from Mandrake 8.1 to 8.2. Anyway it is almost
all working again. The problem is that hdb does not exist in its proper
format in /dev.  It is there as a link of unknown type and not as a
block device.

How do I recreate /dev/hdb as a proper block device?

Tom Mackey

ps thanks for help re upgrading hard disc last week.



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