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From: kimmel@umvlsi.ecs.umass.edu (Mathew Kimmel)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Need HELP with Minix 1.3 & hard disk on XT!!
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Date: 15 Oct 90 06:06:22 GMT
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Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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Help!  I'm trying to get Minix 1.3 to work properly with my hard disk.
I'm running it on a PC/XT clone with two Seagate ST-225 hard drives.
I've been trying unsuccessfully to make a file system using the entire
second (D:) hard drive (20 megs).  I've used mknod to create
/dev/hd[56789] as per the instructions in the user guide, but no matter
how I manipulate the partition table, minix refuses to recognize any
partitions of any type or size (although when I check the hard disk file
system from fsck while booting, it at least reads the disk for any
partition).  If I attempt to make a file system on /dev/hd5 (the whole
disk disregarding partitions, major device 3 minor device 5), it works
and will access that file system reliably and consistently, but will
only make the file system using half the available disk space (10 megs'
worth, about 10400 blocks).  If I try to make the file system with any
more blocks than that, I get an unrecoverable disk error.

What am I doing wrong??  If someone could help me, I'd really appreciate
it.  I need all 20 megs to compile v1.5.10.  Thanks in advance!!

-Matt
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Matt Kimmel          University of Massachusetts          Amherst, Mass.

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