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Subject: Re: Adding Hard Drives - Prepping
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Date: Thu, 09 Jan 1997 23:59:07 MET
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> Thank you to the folks that have been trying to help.

> 
> ***** Error message after typing 'newfs /dev/wd2s1e'
> newfs: /dev/wd2s1e: No such file or directory
 
This means that /dev/wd2s1e does not exist!
You have to type
# cd /dev
# ./MAKEDEV wd2s1c
# newfs /dev/rwd2s1e
             ^
(according to FAQ 2.15 you need to give the rawdevice to newfs, it will
be created automagically by MAKEDEV wd2s1c )