Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 09:22:43 -0400 From: Gene Stark <gene@starkhome.cs.sunysb.edu> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Install bug for big minor numbers Message-ID: <199506061322.JAA04290@starkhome.cs.sunysb.edu> In-Reply-To: Peter Dufault's message of Tue, 6 Jun 1995 07:56:53 -0400 (EDT)
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>Apparently the install is breaking them. This is due to >something falling down on the new 'big' minor numbers. >536870912 = 0x20000000, all of those minor numbers should have that >bit set plus the preserved low bits. Don't know if this is relevant, but I have noticed that 'tar' fails to preserve high order bits in device numbers. I had been using it to copy portions of the hierarchy, including /dev, but now that is not possible. - Gene
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