Re: RAW partitions on Linux

Michael Hasenstein wrote:
>
> "Art S. Kagel" wrote:
> >
> > dcard2_at_maine.rr.com wrote:
> > >
> > > We are setting Oracle 8.0 up on Linux for the first time. Should we be
> > > installing it on RAW partitions? I know Oracle use to recommend this under
> > > Unix.
> >
> > Linux does not have REAL RAW devices. All files on Linux, RAW or COOKED
>
> ftp://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/linux/sct/fs/
>
> unbuffered character raw devices for kernel 2.2.4 from the guy who wrote
> and writes most of the linux filesystem code
> of course it's not production release, but don't say it doesn't exist

COOL! I am enlightened!  

> PS: I'd like to test it, but HOW? In the installer I get to where I have
> to tell it where to store the files, but what do I enter there? The same

I once tried to use the installer to create a database on RAW on another UNIX system. I flat refused and I had to do it by hand. Perhaps someone else is more familiar with tricking the installer. And yes you have to use an entire disk partition for tablespace there is no way to break it up.

Art S. Kagel Received on Wed Apr 14 1999 - 15:17:02 CDT