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From: meulenbr@cst.prl.philips.nl (Frans Meulenbroeks)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Extra drives/controllers in Minix 1.5.10.3 ST
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Date: 25 Apr 91 08:20:36 GMT
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X913%DMAFHT1.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Martin Sckopke) writes:

>Perhaps you read that I encountered similar problems while trying to
>bring up a SQ555 under Minix. Here is what I have done:
>Minor device no.: 0-15 for HD 0 Controller 0
>                 16-32 for HD 1 Controller 0
>                 33-47 for HD 0 Controller 1 ...
>So I used 34 and 35 for the first and second partition on the second
>drive, and it worked - at least for normal (cp, mv, open, close write)
>access. But there still were some problems with fsck, readall and such.
>But there is a patch from Frans Meulenbroeks relative to 1.5.10.3.
>Since some more people seem to have difficulties, I post it here once
>again, just to increase bandwidth.

Thanks martin for reposting the patch.
However, your numbers are wrong.
Hd1 controller 0 uses minors 16 to 31
hd0 of controller 1 starts with minor 32 (which is the whole disk)
I haven't encountered problems with fsck, readall etc, but then again 
I have no partitions > 16 MB. 
Please mail me your problems.
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Frans Meulenbroeks        (meulenbr@prl.philips.nl)
	Centre for Software Technology