On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 12:03:42PM -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> "Jeff Shevlen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I've got a book that talks about block devices in Freebsd 3.4. I got
> > curious and went looking for some, but my 4.8 distro doesn't se
"Jeff Shevlen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've got a book that talks about block devices in Freebsd 3.4. I got
> curious and went looking for some, but my 4.8 distro doesn't seem to
> have any. When did they disappear? Why did they leave? Will they
>
Hey,
I've got a book that talks about block devices in Freebsd 3.4. I got
curious and went looking for some, but my 4.8 distro doesn't seem to
have any. When did they disappear? Why did they leave? Will they
ever return? I poked around in google and freebsd.org but didn't t
On Mon, Nov 24, 2003 at 07:39:38PM -0500, Jeff Shevlen wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I've got a book that talks about block devices in Freebsd 3.4. I got
> curious and went looking for some, but my 4.8 distro doesn't seem to
> have any. When did they disappear?
They disappeared
Hey,
I've got a book that talks about block devices in Freebsd 3.4. I got
curious and went looking for some, but my 4.8 distro doesn't seem to
have any. When did they disappear? Why did they leave? Will they
ever return? I poked around in google and freebsd.org but didn't t
e.
I dont remember the exact reasons for nuking the block devices, but I
think it has to do with the new VM subsystem and the integrated
buffer cache/VM, but my memory may be failing.
If you want a more acurate answer, search the archives for -hackers and
-current
>
> Is this valid on FreeBSD?
Nop
Aug 19 16:09 /dev/ad0f
> crw-r- 2 root operator 116, 6 Aug 19 16:09 /dev/ad0g
> crw-r- 2 root operator 116, 7 Aug 19 16:09 /dev/ad0h
>
> What I am confused about, aren't hard drives treated as block devices on
> most systems? What am I missing?
>
> Regards,
&
7 Aug 19 16:09 /dev/ad0h
>
> What I am confused about, aren't hard drives treated as block
> devices on most systems? What am I missing?
Nothing. I can't comment on "most systems", but block devices were
eliminated from FreeBSD in V4.
R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
- 2 root operator 116, 6 Aug 19 16:09 /dev/ad0g
crw-r- 2 root operator 116, 7 Aug 19 16:09 /dev/ad0h
What I am confused about, aren't hard drives treated as block devices on most
systems? What am I missing?
Regards,
Weston
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