Does anybody know if we could
use raw devices in a Linux System ?

TIA

Miranda

Yes ,
it is possible to use raw device on linux.It depends on your kernel.Search the cdi for "raw device on linux", I am sure you will even find "how to" s.


Murat

in my /opt/informix/etc/onconfig.kkk:

ROOTNAME rootdbs # Root dbspace name
ROOTPATH /dev/rootdbs # Path for device containing ROOTOFFSET 0 # Offset of root dbspace into device
ROOTSIZE 522000 # Size of root dbspace (Kbytes)

in /dev:

/dev/rootdbs -> /dev/sda10

/dev/sda10 is simply a regular raw partition.