[9fans] Problems with the SD driver

[9fans] Problems with the SD driver

[dante]

Dear 9ers,

I did the following (sdU0.0 is a USB stick); the machine being a
Raspberry Pi:

disk/mbr /dev/sdU0.0/data
disk/fdisk -b /dev/sdU0.0/data <<EOF
a p0 0 32
t p0 FAT32
A p0
w
q
EOF
disk/fdisk -wa /dev/sdU0.0/data
disk/fdisk -p /dev/sdU0.0/data >/dev/sdU0.0/ctl

Now, I would expect to find entries for the dos and plan9 partitions
under /dev/sdU0.0.
All there is there are the following files: ctl, data, raw.

What's going wrong?

Thanks,
Dante

Re: [9fans] Problems with the SD driver

[cinap_lenrek]

labs usb/disk doesnt implement partitions. you need to run partfs
for that.

the 9front usb/disk implements partitions just like the kernels
devsd.

--
cinap

Re: [9fans] Problems with the SD driver

[dante]

Thanks!!

On 31.07.2014 23:16, cinap_lenrek@felloff.net wrote:
> labs usb/disk doesnt implement partitions. you need to run partfs
> for that.
>
> the 9front usb/disk implements partitions just like the kernels
> devsd.
>
> --
> cinap

Re: [9fans] Problems with the SD driver

[dante]

Why is the manual for partfs in Section 8 (system administration) and
not in Section 4 (file servers)?
This is the reason why I have overseen it.

Would it be reasonable to ask for the manpage to be moved?

Thanks,
Dante

On 31.07.2014 23:16, cinap_lenrek@felloff.net wrote:
> labs usb/disk doesnt implement partitions. you need to run partfs
> for that.
>
> the 9front usb/disk implements partitions just like the kernels
> devsd.
>
> --
> cinap

Re: [9fans] Problems with the SD driver

[dante]

Another file server in Section 8: disksim.

On 01.08.2014 11:02, dante wrote:
> Why is the manual for partfs in Section 8 (system administration) and
> not in Section 4 (file servers)?
> This is the reason why I have overseen it.
>
> Would it be reasonable to ask for the manpage to be moved?
>
> Thanks,
> Dante
>
> On 31.07.2014 23:16, cinap_lenrek@felloff.net wrote:
>> labs usb/disk doesnt implement partitions. you need to run partfs
>> for that.
>> the 9front usb/disk implements partitions just like the kernels
>> devsd.
>> --
>> cinap

Re: [9fans] Problems with the SD driver

[erik quanstrom]

On Fri Aug  1 05:05:39 EDT 2014, subscriptions@posteo.eu wrote:
> Why is the manual for partfs in Section 8 (system administration) and
> not in Section 4 (file servers)?  This is the reason why I have
> overseen it.

imho, it's a mistake to think that all file servers must be listed
in section 4.  some file servers are listed in section 3, because they're
in the kernel.  some are listed in section 8 because they are adminstrative
commands, that happen to take the form of a file server.  we can argue
semantics, but either way it is done one ends up with the same dilemma
that not all x command are listed in section of(x).

- erik

Re: [9fans] Problems with the SD driver

[dante]

Thanks for the explanation, i agree.

Dante

On 02.08.2014 03:20, erik quanstrom wrote:
> On Fri Aug  1 05:05:39 EDT 2014, subscriptions@posteo.eu wrote:
>> Why is the manual for partfs in Section 8 (system administration) and
>> not in Section 4 (file servers)?  This is the reason why I have
>> overseen it.
>
> imho, it's a mistake to think that all file servers must be listed
> in section 4.  some file servers are listed in section 3, because
> they're
> in the kernel.  some are listed in section 8 because they are
> adminstrative
> commands, that happen to take the form of a file server.  we can argue
> semantics, but either way it is done one ends up with the same dilemma
> that not all x command are listed in section of(x).
>
> - erik