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From: Bernd Eckenfels <W1012@lina.inka.de>
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Subject: Re: harddisk support
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In article <CA256A72.001BA0E4.00@d73mta01.au.ibm.com> you wrote:
> How can I access more than 16 harddisks?
Create the Device File with:

cd /dev ; MAKEDEV sdq
-or-
cd /dev ; mknod sdq b 65 0
mknod sdq1 b 65 1
...