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1 perry 1 makefloppies
2 !!!makefloppies
3 Name
4 Note
5 Description
6 Options
7 Bugs
8 See Also
9 ----
10 !!Name
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13 MAKEFLOPPIES - Creates the default floppy device nodes.
14 !!Note
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17 This manpage has been automatically generated from fdutils's
18 texinfo documentation. However, this process is only
19 approximative, and some items, such as crossreferences,
20 footnotes and indices are lost in this translation process.
21 Indeed, these items have no appropriate representation in
22 the manpage format. Moreover, only the items specific to
23 each command have been translated, and the general
24 information about fdutils has been dropped in the manpage
25 version. Thus I strongly advise you to use the original
26 texinfo doc.
27
28
29 *
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32 To generate a printable copy from the texinfo doc, run the
33 following commands:
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36 __ ./configure; make dvi; dvips fdutils.dvi
37 __
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39
40 *
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43 To generate a html copy, run:
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46 __ ./configure; make html
47 __A premade html can be found at: `http://www.tux.org/pub/knaff/fdutils'
48
49
50 *
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53 To generate an info copy (browsable using emacs' info mode),
54 run:
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57 __ ./configure; make info
58 __
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61 The texinfo doc looks most pretty when printed or as html.
62 Indeed, in the info version certain examples are difficult
63 to read due to the quoting conventions used in
64 info.
65 !!Description
66
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68 MAKEFLOPPIES [[-tlvng] [[''drives''
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71 ]
72
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74 The MAKEFLOPPIES shell script creates the new
75 floppy block device node. It uses the floppycontrol program
76 to translate the minor device numbers into meaningful names.
77 It also uses these names to decide whether to create a given
78 block device file or not, depending on the type of the
79 physical drive (for instance, for a 3 1/2 drive, the formats
80 corresponding to a 5 1/4 drive are not
81 created).
82
83
84 If you have more than two floppy drives, you need to tell
85 the kernel the CMOS types of those additional drives using
86 the
87 floppy=''drive'',''type'',cmos
88 lilo option.
89
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91 If the ''drives'' parameter is given, only the device
92 nodes for the listed drives are made. By default, all only
93 the two first drives are tried.
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96 MAKEFLOPPIES does not work if you redefine your
97 default formats.
98
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100 __Caution__: MAKEFLOPPIES removes already
101 existing floppy device nodes.
102 !!Options
103
104
105 -t
106
107
108 Use the old naming convention for 3 1/2 devices (e.g.
109 `fd0H720' instead of
110 `fd0u720').
111
112
113 -m
114
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116 Base the name for the created devices on the type of the
117 media (e.g. `fd0h720' instead of
118 `fd0u720').
119
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121 -l
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124 Local. Creates device nodes in the local directory, not
125 /dev
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128 -v
129
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131 Verbose
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134 -n
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137 Dry run. (just report what would be done, do not do
138 anything)
139
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141 -g
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144 Group. Allow read/write access to floppy devices only for
145 group `floppy'
146 !!Bugs
147
148
149 The Makefloppies script does not work on redefined
150 !!See Also
151
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153 Fdutils' texinfo doc
154 ----
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