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  From: Benjamin Close <linux@senet.com.au>
  To  : Mike Earnshaw <mearnshaw@bigpond.com>
  Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 17:09:48 +0930 (CST)

Re: Mounting CD in RH 6

On Mon, 7 Jun 1999, Mike Earnshaw wrote:

> 1. Is there a limit to file systems you can mount? If so where is it
> configured?

The limit does exist. It depends on howmuch kernel memory remains. Since
the struct requires virutally nothing the limit is well over 1000

> 2. I know I should know the answer to this one, but what is a block device?

A block device is any hardware device which is able to store data. This
includes CD drives as they already have the stored data.

Ie something where the data is there when you turn the pc on again.

> 3. I am still getting used to Unix dev structures, nothing like DOS C:\ D:\
> to pollute the mind eh? - but I am having difficulty visualising what dir is
> on what physical drive. Any pointers for easier understanding?

You might like to make links to help yourself out. 
ie:

ln -s /mnt/cdrom      /D:
ln -s /mnt/dosdrive   /C:

then you can look in /C: for you dos C: drive.

Don't get too used to this setup though.

Oh, just in reply to David.
Add the following to lilo for your cddrive.

append= "hdd=cdrom"

Cheers,
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* Benjamin Close
* Benjsc@senet.com.au
* Web Page: http://users.senet.com.au/~benjsc





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