From owner-freebsd-chat Mon Aug 28 9:25: 9 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from relay2.inwind.it (relay2.inwind.it [212.141.53.73]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 23B4537B424 for ; Mon, 28 Aug 2000 09:24:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (212.141.78.173) by relay2.inwind.it (5.1.039) id 399BF830000BE419; Mon, 28 Aug 2000 18:24:37 +0200 From: Salvo Bartolotta Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 15:24:35 GMT Message-ID: <20000828.15243500@mis.configured.host> Subject: Re: What are the proper new names for following devices To: Odhiambo Washington Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20000828181642.E3223@siafu.iconnect.co.ke> References: <20000828.6470200@mis.configured.host> <20000828181642.E3223@siafu.iconnect.co.ke> X-Mailer: SuperCalifragilis X-Priority: 3 (Normal) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org [ redirected from -questions to -chat ] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 8/28/00, 4:16:42 PM, Odhiambo Washington =20 wrote regarding Re: What are the proper new names for following devices:= > I have a feeling you did not satisfy this guy!!! >>> Quoting Salvo Bartolotta : >>> [000828 10:46]: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >> >> On 8/28/00, 8:13:35 AM, Ariel Burbaickij >> wrote regarding What are the=20 proper >> new names for following devices : >> >> wd0s1b swap >> wd0s1a / >> wd0s1e /usr >> wd1s1e /home ? >> >> After doing sh MAKEDEV all n /dev directory the best matches I could >> find were: >> ad0s1 >> ad1s1 >> >> Should the slices be added manually or how is it supposed to go ? >> >> Regards > Hello Ariel, >=20 > you have to generate the slice entries (or "partitions", in FreeBSD > parlance). Try the following command: >=20 > sh MAKEDEV ad0s1a ad1s1a >=20 > Please have a look at the mail archives and at the docs before > posting. >=20 > Best regards & best of luck > Salvo >>> -- >>> Odhiambo Washington >>> Systems Administrator >>> Inter-Connect Ltd. >>> 3rd Flr The Chancery >>> Valley Rd >>> PO Box 39519 Nairobi >>> Tel: 254 2 711140 >>> Fax: 254 2 718418 Dear Odhiambo Washington, AFAICS, today Ariel was trying to create the slice entries in /dev for=20 his source-updated (or to be updated) OS. I recreate my slice entries in that way -- mutatis mutandis -- when I=20 remake my world; BTW, I remade it just yesterday, with no problems=20 whatsoever. References to the slice entries are found in the docs (e.g. in=20 /usr/src/UPDATING); also, the question has been asked a few times in=20 the past few months, and, wait for it, **I** have already answered=20 *this* question at least another couple of times... :-) Am I missing anything else ? Best regards, Salvo To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message