From: vladimir@intrepid.com (Vladimir Vukicevic) Subject: Re: Help - how to create /dev/sda9? Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1993 02:56:45 GMT
In article <1qc30fINN1to@tamsun.tamu.edu> tpradeep@cs.tamu.edu (Pradeep K Tapadiya) writes:
>Howdy netters,
>
>I am trying to install SLS on g: and h: ( /dev/sda8 and /dev/sda9)
>partition of my SCSI drive.
>
>/dev/sda8 is to be my main filesystem.
>/dev/sda9 is to be my swap filesystem.
>
>"mke2fs" works fine with /dev/sda8.
>
>However, "mkswap" doesn't recognize /dev/sda9. I think its because the scsi
>device entries in a2 installation disk are limited to /dev/sda8.
>
>Q1. How can I create a new entry /dev/sda9?
>
>Q2. Is it necessary to create the entry on the floppy? There doesn't seem
>to be any space left on the floppy.
>
>Thank you for your help.
>
>Pradeep
>tpradeep@cs.tamu.edu
Well, for SCSI, the major number is 8 & the minor number is the partition #.
I think 'mknod /dev/sda9 8 9' will do what you want. I think you can have
up to 15 partitions; minor 16 is partition 1 of sdb.
- Vladimir
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