RE: [expert] Block device not recognised - no CDROM!

[Bob Jiggins]

> > Jay
> > 
> > thanks for the suggestion - have tried this but the problem seems 
> > to be that the kernel won't recognise the presence of /dev/hdc  - the 
> > above command returns 'no such device' !!
> > 
> > cheers for the input!
> > 
> > Bob
> 
> ls -la /dev/hdc shows what?

well ls -lai /dev/hdc returns

6268 brw-r-xr-x 2 root disk 22, 0 May 5 1998 /dev/hdc

> Perhaps it's time for MAKEDEV?

It seems to exist - just that the kernel doesn't recognise it. Chmod 
has no effect on recognising it either.
 
> 
> --
>    Hampton