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From: rdc30med@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil (LCDR Michael E. Dobson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: 1.5 Root Device, /dev and 1.44 Meg floppies
Message-ID: <1990Jul6.115859.20794@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil>
Date: 6 Jul 90 11:58:59 GMT
References: <1990Jul6.000656.13994@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
Organization: Naval Medical Research & Development Command
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From article <1990Jul6.000656.13994@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>, by wayne@csri.toronto.edu (Wayne Hayes):
> 
> Anyway, I've finally mostly finished the 1.3->1.5.10 upgrade, but I can't
> find any things that have anything to do with a new root file system,
> specifically /dev.  I have a 1.44M floppy but I can't access anything past
> the 1200K limit, even though I do ``mkfs -t /dev/at1 1440'', and df tells
> me there are 1440 blocks.  I presume this is fixed in 1.5, but how do I
> rebuild /dev/at*?
> 
It's not exactly fixed.  One way is to create a new root.proto file with the
new blocksize for the 1.44 Meg device.  A better way is to use the makeflops
shell script that comes with Bruce Evans format program.  This creates a whole
set of floppy devices with different minor device numbers depending upon the
drive type.  The correct ones are then linked to your usual floppy device, ie
/dev/fd0.
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