Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!chinacat!holston!barton From: barton@holston.UUCP (Barton A. Fisk) Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: Help -- replaced primary disk, but cannot access 2nd disk Summary: Unless it's changed Message-ID: <5755@holston.UUCP> Date: 21 Aug 90 18:18:47 GMT References: Distribution: comp Organization: Barton A. Fisk & Co. Lines: 30 In article , pablo@mrspoc.Transact.COM (Pablo Sanchez) writes: > Hi, > > I spent this lovely weekend replacing our primary disk on an Everex > 386/25. The problem is that when I try to mount the two partitions on the > second disk I get a mount error: > > mount: cannot access special file > mount: No such device or address > Unless it's changed, it used to be: 1. cd / 2. fixperm -c -dHD1 /etc/inst.perms 3. fdisk -f /dev/rhd10 4. Write down numbers of partitions that contain Xenix 5. exit fdisk 6. divvy -b 1 -c 1 -p 1 -v 7. name all divisions you wish to preserve (ie. /u /usr2 etc.) 8. quit divvy 9. i to install table 10. mount should now work 11. mkdev fs /dev/devicename /directory I think this should all be documented in your release notes, so check me on this incase I had a memory lapse. Bart -- uucp: holston!barton