On Thu, 9 Feb 2006, Dmitry Morozovsky wrote: > OF> > > OF> > dd if=/dev/da0 of=/dev/da0 count=1 > OF> > > OF> > which results in error, but actually create GEOMs > OF> > OF> The following should work as well, without giving an error: > OF> > OF> dd if=/dev/null of=/dev/da0 count=0 > OF> > OF> It opens the device for writing (without actually writing > OF> anything) and immediately closes it again, which causes > OF> devfs to be "triggered". > > Aha, actually, it works. Thanks.
How about 'fdisk da0'? :) I have a usb drive that takes a while to become ready after being inserted. It initially generates errors when attempting to access it. Yours may have a similar issue. -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.FreeBSD.org _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
