[Info-vax] Ods2 reader utility mount

[Richard B. Gilbert]

ChrisQ wrote:
> Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> 
>>> The last time I looked at the ODS2 utility it was little-endian only. 
>>> Aren't Sparc boxes big-endian?
>>
>> Yep.
>>
>> Arne
>>
>>
> 
> Being in a hurry (lazy ?) and looking for the line of least resistance 
> first, the ODS2 distribution had a Sparc binary that ran, so assumed 
> that the writer knew what he was doing :-).
> 
> Apart from lack of docs, the problem was not primarily with ODS2, but my 
> lack of knowledge re the Solaris device numbering. The device directory 
> (/dev/dsk) contains device special files for individual partitions, ie: 
> c6t1d0s2, where the s2 denotes partiton number, However, there is no 
> device special file for the whole unpartitioned drive, ie: c6t1d0. 

c6t1d0s2 IS the whole disk.  AFAIK no one uses it for anything but it's 
there!

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