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From: johan@nlgvax.UUCP (Johan Stevenson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Minix Manual for the Atari ST
Keywords: typos
Message-ID: <153@nlgvax.UUCP>
Date: 13 Nov 88 20:27:20 GMT
References: <4398@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Reply-To: johan@nlgvax.UUCP (Johan Stevenson)
Organization: Philips Research Geldrop
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In article <4398@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> mpsimon@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (M. Patrick Simon) writes:
	>
	>I have found what I think are 2 typos/omissions in the Minix Manual for the
	>Atari ST.
	>
	>1. In the section on using double-sided diskettes, at the bottom of page 10,
	>after the file system is made on dd0, you need to mount it (at least that
	>is the way it is done on p.9). After the last line on p.10, add the line
	>
	># /etc/mount /dev/dd0 /user

In my paper AND electronic copy of the manual this command is
there.  So far I have not received my copy of the official
version from Prentice-Hall, so I cannot tell whether something
went wrong during reproduction. Anyway, the mount command must
follow mkfs.

	>2. In the section on How to use Minix ST, the method of creating a TOS
	>compatible sector 0 on a minix floppy is unclear as to when this operation is
	>allowed/required -- can I do this any time, or only immediately after the
	>mkfs command is executed for that disk?

You may do it anytime after the mkfs, and before use under TOS.
MINIX will not use or modify sector 0, except mkfs clears it.

	>Also, the two lines that begin with
	>"# dd" in the middle of p.17 should have the phrase "count=1" appended at
	>the end of the line. The current lines attempt to copy an entire floppy, not
	>just the first 512 bytes.
	>
	>i.e. replace "# dd if=/dev/dd0 of=/tmp/sec0"
	>with         "# dd if=/dev/dd0 of=/tmp/sec0 count=1"

You are right. BOTH 'dd' lines on page 17 have to be fixed
that way. Thanks for the warning.

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Johan W. Stevenson	johan@pcg.philips.nl		Philips Research