Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sunybcs!rutgers!cbmvax!vu-vlsi!madhu From: madhu@vu-vlsi.Villanova.EDU (Madhusudhan Vudali) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: novice minix user Keywords: minix Message-ID: <2830@vu-vlsi.Villanova.EDU> Date: 5 Dec 89 20:36:29 GMT Organization: Villanova Univ. EE Dept. Lines: 21 I AM ANOVICE MINIX USER. I AM TRYING TO MODIFY THE MEMORY MANAGEMENT ASPECTS OF THE MINIX OS. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS TRYING TO LOAD THE OS DISKETTES. I AM HAVING A SINGLE DRIVE PC. SINCE /USR DISKETTE IS ALWAYS IN THE DRIVE, HOW DO I GET TO LOAD THE MEMEORY MANAGEMENT DISKETTE/ROUTINES ? SHOULD I USE mkfs TO DO THIS ? IF SO HOW? PLEASE COULD ANY OF THE EXPERINCED PERSONS CARE TO REPLY? MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS : MADHU@VU-VLSI.VILLANOVA.EDU I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF I GET THE REPLY TO MY EMAIL ADDRESS. I SHALL POST THE REPLY TO THE NET AFTER I READ IT. THANKS( OR IS IT THANX) A LOT. madhu.