9.1 SunOS 4.1.X

9.1.2 MAKEDEV

MAKEDEV is a script located in /dev which puts its generated files in /dev. This is a device "make" file for devices such as tapes, disks, terminal multiplexors, printers, graphics/windows, etc. using the mknod command. If you're adding both 1/4" and 1/2" tape drives you need to MAKEDEV st0 (1/4") first, then MAKEDEV xt0 (1/2"), as the first links xt devices to the similar st devices.

If you're adding a new disk that has not yet been formatted, you will need to format it. This will require that there be an entry in /etc/format.dat, e.g. for the Sun supplied 424MB disk the entry would be:

disk_type = "SUN0424" \
: ctlr = SCSI : fmt_time = 4 \
: trks_zone = 9 : asect = 2 \
: ncyl = 1151 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2500 : nhead = 9 : nsect = 80 \
: rpm = 4400 : bpt = 26000

Unix System Administration - 8 AUG 1996

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