Re: [Nolug] Free loop device problem

From: -ray <ray_at_ops.selu.edu>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 10:10:57 -0600 (CST)
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0303121004490.18086-100000@romulus.csd.selu.edu>

On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, Scott Harney wrote:

> > no need to recompile... add options loop max_loop=16 to /etc/modules.conf
> > and reboot if you can't reload loop.o.
>
> Would he need to run /dev/MAKEDEV to add the loop devices? (unless
> devfs is running and handling it)

Yes... you may have to change the /etc/makedev.d/linux-2.4.x file and set
the max loop devices to max_loop to use MAKEDEV. I'm not sure if this is
a redhat thing though... I always just use mknod. block device, major #7,
chown root.disk, chmod 660.. That should be standard...

cd /dev;
mknod loop16 b 7 16
mknod loop17 b 7 17
mknod loop18 b 7 18
....

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