From: sevenup@netcom.com (Mark W. Moorcroft) Subject: Re: Getting Linux to boot from HD Date: Sun, 02 Aug 1992 23:22:48 GMT
========The subject: Getting Linux to boot from HD
Pearls of wisdom by: jliddle@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Jean Liddle)
>No...Major 8 is SCSI, I have no idea what Major 16 is...
>
>I think /dev/sdb1 would be 1708, but I'm not positive. (I used the mcc
>interim release, and sdb2 was already mknod-ed and worked, so I didn't
>actually bother to find out what the minor number is. I _think_ minor
>0 is the whole 0th SCSI hd, minor 16 the whole 1st SCSI hd, and so on,
>but I don't remember for sure. I believe the SCSI FAQ gives the gory
>details.)
From Jim Winsteads' Install notes for 096 07/04/92:
"The codes used for pboot are with the most significant bit first.
i.e. /dev/hda1 = 0301"
I interpret this as meaning that your numbers should be
/dev/sdb1 = 0817. But since I tried both combinations I still have no
solution. I am really confused because of the fact that your results
conflict directly with Jims install notes ???
--thanx Jean
--^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Mark W. Moorcroft -- sevenup@netcom.COM -- C.I.S. 70741,325 ============================================================= "I speak for myself and those who agree with me !" ;-)