Weird issues with fdisk/dd

[Joe Holden]

Matthew Dillon wrote:
> :I am indeed running 1.9.
> :> 
> :>     For 1.9 you are going to have to regenerate all your devices in
> :>     /dev.
> :> 
> :>     cd /dev
> :>     rm ad*
> :>     ./MAKEDEV ad0
> :>     ./MAKEDEV ad1
> :>     ./MAKEDEV ad2
> :>     etc...
> :> 
> :I have done the above, presumably a reboot was needed so I have done that
> :also, however i'm still getting the same messages.
> :
> :Is there anything else I can try, or am I being completely stupid?
> :
> :Thanks for the prompt response!
> :
> :Regards,
> :Joe
> 
>     I'm assuming you did a buildworld and an installworld.  Did you
>     also do a make ugprade ?  If not, do it.  Maybe you don't have
>     the new MAKEDEV.
> 
>     ls -la the devices you are trying to use, before and after.
> 
> 					-Matt
> 					Matthew Dillon 
> 					<dillon at backplane.com>
Excellent! Thanks Matthew and everyone else for their responses, that
has done the trick.

Keep up the good work!

Joe