Seems like the current directory is not in your PATH variable. Try ./mkd
and/or make sure it is executable chmod +x mkd.
On Fri, 2002-11-22 at 09:30, Richards, Ed wrote:
> I posted this to both lists since it seems that the newbies list is not
> getting much readership. I am trying to get my Backpack CD burner working
> under Xandros. The HOWTO says that I need to run the following script:
>
> #!/bin/bash
> #
> # mkd -- a script to create the device special files for the PARIDE
> subsystem
> #
> function mkdev {
> mknod $1 $2 $3 $4 ; chmod 0660 $1 ; chown root:disk $1
> }
> #
> function pd {
> D=$( printf \\$( printf "x%03x" $[ $1 + 97 ] ) )
> mkdev pd$D b 45 $[ $1 * 16 ]
> for P in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
> do mkdev pd$D$P b 45 $[ $1 * 16 + $P ]
> done
> }
> #
> cd /dev
> #
> for u in 0 1 2 3 ; do pd $u ; done
> for u in 0 1 2 3 ; do mkdev pcd$u b 46 $u ; done
> for u in 0 1 2 3 ; do mkdev pf$u b 47 $u ; done
> for u in 0 1 2 3 ; do mkdev pt$u c 96 $u ; done
> for u in 0 1 2 3 ; do mkdev npt$u c 96 $[ $u + 128 ] ; done
> for u in 0 1 2 3 ; do mkdev pg$u c 97 $u ; done
> #
> # end of mkd
> a
>
> I saved the above to a file that I called mkd. I am logged in as root in the
> directory where mkd is saved. When I type "mkd", I get "bash: mkd: command
> not found" Do I need some kind of extension on the file name to get the os
> to execute the script? I didn't think that was required. Any help will be
> appreciated.
>
>
> Ed Richards
>
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