Subject: kern/1807: Despite many mentions of /dev/rmt* NetBSD doesn't have any devices called this.
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Neil J. McRae <neil@domino.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 12/03/1995 14:59:32
>Number: 1807
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: Despite many mentions of /dev/rmt* NetBSD doesn't have any devices called this.
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: kern-bug-people (Kernel Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sun Dec 3 10:20:00 1995
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Neil J. McRae
>Organization:
-- neil@domino.org Domino: In the glow of the night. --
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>Release: 1.1 release
>Environment:
System: NetBSD doublesix.domino.org 1.1 NetBSD 1.1 (DOUBLESIX) #14: Sun Dec 3 13:50:07 GMT 1995 neil@doublesix.domino.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/sparc/compile/DOUBLESIX sparc
>Description:
Trying to dump without a -f option sends the data to /dev/rmt*.
There is no such device and no such device in /dev/MAKEDEV.
>How-To-Repeat:
Use dump without a -f option.
>Fix:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: