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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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To: Richard Chen <rlchen@aimhi.com>
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Subject: Re: device not configured
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On Tue, 24 Dec 1996, Richard Chen wrote:

> Now when I ran newfs /dev/rwd2s1e or g or f
> I got DEVICE NOT CONFIGURED. My server needs
> to run 24 hrs and I hesitate to take it off
> line. I have no problem to newfs /dev/rwd2e or f
> or g. I want to use the same slice as wd0 to
> have a mirror disk. Is there anyway I can
> do without shutdown the system?

Make sure that entries for these new slices exist in /dev.  If not, use
MAKEDEV to make them.

Just a hunch.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major