Re: Raw devices /dev/raw missing after reboot?

On Jul 11, 11:49 pm, stupi..._at_gmail.com wrote:
> I'm running Oracle Linux and I'm trying to create raw devices from our
> EMC San.
>
> I added entries to /etc/sysconfig/rawdevices after fdisking the
> emcpowerx luns:
>
> /dev/raw/raw1 /dev/emcpowera1 ... etc...
>
> I don't know why there is no /dev/raw folder or any rawx subfolders.
> I did see a command called 'MAKEDEV raw' which seems to create the
> folders but when I reboot, they disappear hence the raw device
> mappings I did in /sysconfig/rawdevices are not there either.
>
> Does anyone have any hint as to what I'm missing?
>
> thanks. chris

Did you start the raw service?

chkconfig --list rawdevices Received on Sat Jul 12 2008 - 19:31:12 CDT