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To: "Robert T.G. Tan" <rotan@cs.pdx.edu>
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Subject: Re: MAKEDEV, /dev
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"Robert T.G. Tan" wrote:
> 
> Im not clear about the dev entries.. Could I say
> start out with an emtpy /dev directory, after
> rm all device entries in there..

	It would be safer to do something like this:

cd /
mkdir newdev
cd newdev
cp /dev/MAKEDEV .
/bin/sh MAKEDEV all
<follow the steps below for your disks>

cd /
mv dev olddev && mv newdev dev

Then you should be ok. 

> and then do a MAKEDEV like below - as quoted from
> UPDATING..
> 
> To rebuild disk /dev entries
> ----------------------------
> starting the following:
>         For N in the list of disks
>                 MAKEDEV N                       # eg ad0
>                 for M in the list of slices
>                         MAKEDEV NsMa            # eg ad0s1a
> 
> Tnx, rotan.
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