Re: 2.2.0 reporting errors for nonexistent partitions?

Mirian Crzig Lennox (mirian@xensei.com)
02 Feb 1999 12:31:43 -0500


dwguest@win.tue.nl (Guest section DW) writes:

> > Device 8:12 seems to be /dev/sda12, but I don't have such a partition!
>
> Don't forget that this is octal - it is /dev/sdb2.

Huh? How can 8 possibly be octal?

-- 
Mirian Crzig Lennox                                Systems Anarchist
          "There's a New World Order coming every minute.
                      Make mine extra cheese."

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