Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262017AbVEDErw (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 May 2005 00:47:52 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262019AbVEDErv (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 May 2005 00:47:51 -0400 Received: from [202.136.32.45] ([202.136.32.45]:16604 "EHLO relay02.mail-hub.dodo.com.au") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262017AbVEDErt (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 May 2005 00:47:49 -0400 From: Grant Coady To: Joe Cc: 7eggert@gmx.de, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, Greg KH , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Andrew Morton Subject: Re: Empty partition nodes not created (was device node issues with recent mm's and udev) Date: Wed, 04 May 2005 14:47:35 +1000 Organization: Message-ID: <5nkg71dhkkvbsam7o0b0r828cvadnr4adb@4ax.com> References: <3ZVNP-5cq-7@gated-at.bofh.it> In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Forte Agent 2.0/32.652 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 715 Lines: 16 On Tue, 3 May 2005 23:49:55 -0400, Joe wrote: > >Actually, yes there is.. its a firmware partition that would normally >not be mounted, but in order to dd new firmware versions to it, I >depended on the node... which has ceased to exist. If it is firmware, looks unallocated to other systems, bad things might happen if device plugged into windows box? (Assuming USB) You still have 255 numbers to choose from for partition type? :) --Grant. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/