Re: Raw device with Linux.

From: Yann Doussot <doussot_at_gifrance.com>
Date: 30 Dec 1998 14:06:27 GMT
Message-ID: <slrn78kcr3.ucu.doussot@draco.gifrance.com>

On Wed, 30 Dec 1998 14:28:17 +0100, Marcin Kasperski wrote:
>"François Brugère" wrote:
>>
>> I have installed Oracle 8.0.5 Server on Linux 2.0.36 and i would create an
>> database with raw device. I don't see specials raw files type for my IDE
>> hard disk in /dev/ directory. Does anyone have create some raw device with
>> other special file ?. Any comment/suggestion is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>
>/dev/hda1 ? /dev/hdb3 ? /dev/sda1 ? etc
>

No, you can't use them. Linux does not support raw devices.

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Yann Doussot <doussot_at_gifrance.com>
Grey Interactive - France - http://www.gifrance.com/ Cell: +33 6 12 71 70 03 Work: + 33 1 46 84 85 00 Received on Wed Dec 30 1998 - 08:06:27 CST