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From: bill@bilver.UUCP (bill vermillion)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: little bug in SCO 2.2
Message-ID: <339@bilver.UUCP>
Date: 22 Dec 88 02:41:53 GMT
Reply-To: bill@bilver.UUCP (bill vermillion)
Organization: W. J. Vermillion, Winter Park, FL
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Annoying - but no real problem.  I was installing a pair of IBM 80's
today with SCO Xenix.  One of the application program runs a script
that checks all the mounted devices with the df command - and presents
you with a menu asking on which device you would like to install the
programs.  The install floppy was a 3.5" device, and it dev name is
fd0135ds18.

When the program run - you will get an error message.
df:  /dev/fd0135ds not found.
Turns out that the df command can't handle the string that long.  The
work around is to link the name to another device - I made /dev/fd0hi
- to indicate a high capacity 3.5 inch disk. 

Thought it might help someone who might have a similar problem.

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Bill Vermillion - UUCP: {uiucuxc,hoptoad,petsd}!peora!rtmvax!bilver!bill
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