Re: 'device' representation in the filesystem questions

2012-11-15 Thread Arthur Chance
On 11/14/12 23:38, Robert Bonomi wrote: it appears that FreeBSD, at least 8.0 and later: a) no longer uses 'raw' devices for anything b) no longer uses 'block' devices for anything c) randomly assigns device 'major' numbers d) doesn't use device 'minor' numbers for anything.

'device' representation in the filesystem questions

2012-11-14 Thread Robert Bonomi
it appears that FreeBSD, at least 8.0 and later: a) no longer uses 'raw' devices for anything b) no longer uses 'block' devices for anything c) randomly assigns device 'major' numbers d) doesn't use device 'minor' numbers for anything. e) as a result of c) and d), there is no way to