Re: /usr/bin/raw does not exist after installing Fedora Core 3

From: Bob (bbourg_at_sdf.freeshell.org)
Date: 11/14/04


Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 04:22:01 GMT

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 21:46:02 -0800
"Valentin Minzatu" <v.a.l.e.n.t.i.n.-.m.i.n.z.a.t.u.@.y.a.h.o.o.c.o.m> wrote:

> Step 3 would be to bind a raw device to a block device created at
> step 2: raw /dev/raw/raw1 /dev/loop1. This is where I got stuck...

If raw is in /usr/sbin--as it is on some distributions (suse for one;
fedora, don't know)--you'll have to be root to use it. If I'm missing
the point of the question, let me know.

Later, Bob



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