Subject: Re: Device not configured
To: John P. Wittkoski <jpw@insoft.com>
From: Julian Bean <jules@mailbox.co.uk>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 02/22/1996 14:12:19
John P. Wittkoski wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 22 Feb 1996, Julian Bean wrote:
> 
> > Except, it cannot fsck /dev/sd1g (/home).  Device not configured.
> >
> > Is this to do with the new partition map reading code?  disklabel sd1 reports
> > disklabel:  warning, unused partition g: size 409600 offset 307296
> >
> > Or is it a kernel config issue?
> 
> Normally the problems with partition due to kernel config issues are because
> of how the SWAP devices are configured. For example, the ADBTEST kernels
> assume that you have only ONE swap device, and it's on the same drive as '/'.
> (This is the GENERIC default, I believe). But if you have a second drive
> that you use for SWAP, then you can configure it in the kernel config.
> 
> However, this does not apply to normal filesystems, I believe, which would
> lead me to believe that it is NOT a kernel config problem.

My thoughts exactly.  FYI - my swap is indeed on the same drive.

> 
> > P.P.S. I just saw a fifo overrun ;-(
> 
> This suprises me, as I am running my IIsi (clock chipped 25MHz - should be
> same speed as an LCIII) and have not seen _any_ fifo errors since Bill
> changed the interrupt status for the serial stuff a few weeks ago.
> 
> Were you typing or moving the mouse a lot when you saw this error? Currently,
> the ADB code in the ADBTEST kernels doesn't call the serial interrupt code
> after it (the ADB code) has been at splhigh (ints off) for a while. I will
> change this in the next ADBTEST, which will hopefully solve the problem.

They only seem to happen if I type (and fairly fast).

Jules