Linux/Informix Device Driver Help Please

Posted in 1999

InfoXchange Customer Service — Thu, 28 Jan 1999 10:14:19 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

We have created a CPIO disk for Interactive Unix to read into Linux. The device used was /dev/rdsk/fd0q18dt fd0H1440 does not read track 0 and not sure if it is a raw device. Extracts zero files. anyone have a suggestion as to what device to use? Thank you for your help. Wendy

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lenlutz — Wed, 03 Feb 1999 18:54:33 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

from my unix experiance, i know that cpio likes a raw device... try rdf0q18dt InfoXchange Customer Service wrote: > > We have created a CPIO disk for Interactive Unix to read into Linux. > The device used was /dev/rdsk/fd0q18dt > > fd0H1440 does not read track 0 and not sure if it is a raw device. > Extracts zero files. > > anyone have a suggestion as to what device to use? > > Thank you for your help. > Wendy -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Most of what I have learned has been taught to me by others. I guess that means I have to teach others what I have learned =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=