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- From: sno@ais.org (Stephen Opal)
- Subject: Linux raw beginner question.
- Message-ID: <BzMz26.3Cz@ais.org>
- Organization: UMCC
- References: <mclennan.724652667@puff.socsci.umn.edu> <85680@ut-emx.uucp>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 01:06:04 GMT
- Lines: 61
-
- I am an experienced unix user who now wants to learn how to be a unix
- system manager. Because of this, I acquired an IBMPC 486sx 33mz with
- 8 Meg ram. I am waiting on an Adaptech controller to manage my
- Wren IV 350 SCSI drive. In the mean time, I have downloaded SLS a1 and
- a2 to my 286, and rawrite'd two 1.2M floppies. The 286 only has 1
- drive which is the 1.2M. The 486 has 1 1.2 a: drive and a 1.4M 3.5 b:
- drive.
-
- Now my problem.
-
- Booting a1, and then switching to a2 at the appropriate time gives me my
- unix environment. I can cd and ls and more to my hearts content for a short
- time before the thing freezes up. BUT, my real problem is that I cannot
- format the 1.4M 3.5 from Linux.
-
- Login screen:
-
- Memory: 7016k/8448k available (376k kernel, 384 reserved, 672 data)
- Floppy drive(s) fd0 is 1.2M, fd1 is 1.44M
- sock_init: initializing family 1 (AF_UNIX)
- Ram disk: 642048 bytes, starting at 0x109d00
- Loading 624640 bytes into ram disk
- ......................................
- done
- Linux version 0.98.pl5-49 (root@softland) 11/16/92 17:49:23
- Now you may.... etc.
-
- ----
- After I type "1" for Drive A: 5 1/4 inch to load a2, I get
-
- /dev/ram on / type minix ()
- /dev/hda2 on /mnt type minix ()
- /dev/fd0h1200 on /user type minix (defaults)
-
- Further instructions... etc.
- #
-
- ----
- I would like to access the ram disk but don't know how.
- I would like to format fd1, and have tried numerous combinations of:
- mkfs /dev/fd1 1400 (gives a listing of inodes, blocks, and a
- maxsize=268966912)
- mkfs /dev/fd1H1440 1400 (same thing)
-
- When I try 'mount /dev/fd1h1440' I get:
- mount: can't find /dev/fd1H1440 in /etc/fstab
-
- So, I can't format and create a new a2 in
- the 1.44M disk and free up the 1.2 floppy so that I can take it out and
- load more software. I can't mount another disk to get it into the system.
- I might be able to manage with the system temporarily on ram disk, but
- I can't mount ram, or I don't know how to use it...
-
- I read this newsgroup, and see references to 'login'. I never see a login
- message. I can't log in as root.
-
- My SLS was acquired at tsx-11, after the 0.99 modification.
-
- HELP!
- --
- Stephen N. Opal sno@umcc.ais.org
-