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From: James Robinson <james@hermes.cybernetics.net>
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Subject: Prob with making kcopy_ah.flp on 1.1.5.1+
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Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 11:12:00 -0500 (EST)
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[Call me behind the times, I care not]

Check this out:

hermes:/dev/ttyp1: fdformat fd0
Format 1440K floppy `/dev/rfd0'? (y/n): y
Processing VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV done.
hermes:/dev/ttyp1: make kcopy_ah.flp
make kcopy-floppy
disklabel -w -r fd0 fd1440  /usr/mdec/fdboot /usr/mdec/bootfd
newfs -b 4096 -c 80 -f 512 -i 8192 -m 0 -o space  rfd0 fd1440
newfs: rfd0: `0' partition is unavailable
*** Error code 1

Stop.
*** Error code 1

Stop.

(I am trying to add another almost-diskless machine to the subnet, and I've
lost my boot disk)

So -- what's the deal here? What is with this partition '0' thing?

Thanks alot!
James

"Check out the big brain on Brad!"