Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!uunet!mcsun!hp4nl!phigate!prle!prles2!cstw168!meulenbr From: meulenbr@cst.prl.philips.nl (Frans Meulenbroeks) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: Re: Extra drives/controllers in Minix 1.5.10.3 ST Message-ID: Date: 25 Apr 91 08:17:37 GMT References: <1991Apr22.171444.832@doe.utoronto.ca> Sender: news@prles2.prl.philips.nl Lines: 20 [ This shoudl perhaps go in the FAQ list[ david@doe.utoronto.ca (David Megginson) writes: >I have two hard drives hooked up to my Mega 2: a Megafile 30 (#0) and >an ICD FA*ST 80 (#1). I can use either drive with with Minix 1.5.10.3 ST >when it is the only drive connected to the computer, but I have not >managed to use both of them together. I have read the introductory >comments in stwini.c, but I'm afraid I still don't know what minor device >numbers to pass to mknod. There are two separate drives with ID #'s >0 and 1, each with its own controller. Thank you for ANY help. You'll also need the small fix I send out just after sending patch 3 the drive with ID 0 uses minors 0 to 15 the drive with ID 1 uses minors 32 to 47 Good luck, -- Frans Meulenbroeks (meulenbr@prl.philips.nl) Centre for Software Technology