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From: chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: ra82 support in 4.3Bsd
Keywords: dec, ra, ra82, disk
Message-ID: <17336@mimsy.UUCP>
Date: 6 May 89 04:10:34 GMT
References: <30163@wlbr.EATON.COM>
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742
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In article <30163@wlbr.EATON.COM> jbh@etn-wlv.eaton.com
(John B. Herbert) writes:
>We are about to purchase a DEC ra82 for use on our VAX-750 running 4.3Bsd.
>... what do I have to do, if anything, to make the ra82 work. ...
>what are the slice sizes on the 82?

(BSD calls them `partitions', not `slices'.)

All you need do is add size tables for the ra82 (and, if you boot off
the ra82, and you boot off other than partition `a', offset tables in
stand/uda.c).  (I assume the standard 4.3BSD driver distinguishes between
different kinds of RA disks---we never used it; we use my driver.)

You get to make up the sizes yourself.

Alternatively, switch to 4.3BSD-tahoe and put a disk label on the RA82.
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