> > I'm trying to find out if anyone has successfully accessed raw devices
> > in SLES9.  We're on kernel 2.6.5-7.139  (SP1).  The error I get is
>
> Raw devices are no longer the first choice in Linux Kernel 2.6. If
> possible applications should use standard block operations with O_DIRECT

> instead.
> Nevertheless, raw devices are still available if needed.
> Please see
>
> /usr/share/doc/packages/util-linux/README.raw

Hmmm. Strange. I just looked at a SP1 and there no raw module available.
Will check....

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