From owner-freebsd-current Tue Nov 19 19:16: 2 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C784237B401 for ; Tue, 19 Nov 2002 19:16:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (f12.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.83]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 85F7F43E88 for ; Tue, 19 Nov 2002 19:16:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from oykai@msn.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 19 Nov 2002 19:16:00 -0800 Received: from 210.74.136.33 by pv0fd.pav0.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 20 Nov 2002 03:16:00 GMT X-Originating-IP: [210.74.136.33] From: "kai ouyang" To: david@catwhisker.org Cc: Current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Hi,a little question about DP2. Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 11:16:00 +0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=gb2312; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Nov 2002 03:16:00.0398 (UTC) FILETIME=[269012E0:01C29043] Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Dear David, >From: David Wolfskill >To: oykai@msn.com >Subject: Re: Hi,a little question about DP2. >Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 18:47:39 -0800 (PST) > > >From: "kai ouyang" > >Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:29:16 +0800 > > >Hi, Everybody > > In the 4.x version, I can use mknod to create a device, for example: > >"mknod raidctl c 201 0 root:operator". > > But in 5.0, If I use the devfs(default), I do not know how to use some > >command > >to create a device like 'mknod' doing in 4.x. > >My understanding is that withe DEVFS, it is the device driver's >responsibility to create the device node(s) as necessary. Woo, I saw the 'devfs(8)', but I have no a clear idea to deal with it. Thank you very much. Let me try....:) > > > Another question: > > In DP2: I found the disk partition 'd' will be used. I know it never be > >used in 4.x, it means the total disk size, right? But in DP2, why it could > >be used? > >I think you mean partition 'c'. And All of my systems that run -CURRENT >also run -STABLE, so I haven't tried things that I know would be >incompatible. Ouch! This is my problem. I only think when I use FreeBSD4.x default partition, it will never use 'd' partition. But I tested just now, I found the 'd' partition could be used. > >Cheers, >david (links to my resume at http://www.catwhisker.org/~david) >-- >David H. Wolfskill david@catwhisker.org >I have no confidence in results obtained through the use of Microsoft products. Best Regards Ouyang Kai _________________________________________________________________ 享用世界上最大的电子邮件系统— MSN Hotmail。 http://www.hotmail.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message