SUMMARY: experimental loopback filesystem/disk driver

From: Franz Fischer (Franz.Fischer_at_franz-fischer.de)
Date: 03/21/04

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To: tru64-unix-managers@ornl.gov

    There has been one response (thanks Iain) to my question regarding a
    loopback filesystem / disk driver for Tru64 UNIX (formerly Digital UNIX):

    There are two similar (and unsupported) ``loopback disk drivers'', but
    unfortunately non of them works fully on 4.0G:

      - The ldisk driver, which worked for me on 4.0D seems to partially fail on
        4.0G (mounting a device associated with an iso image file fails).

        It seems that the source for this driver got lost within HP...

      - The dkless driver: ``The dkless module enables Digital Unix to page to
        a file. The dkless support provides a block mode device which is
        associated, by the user, to a filepath.'' (From the dkless
        configuration instructions.)

        I received a copy of this (also unsupported) driver for Tru64 5.1A/B.

    Regards,

            \franz

    Original Question:
    > To: tru64-unix-managers@ornl.gov
    > Subject: experimental loopback filesystem/disk driver
    >
    > Hello all,
    >
    > several years ago I managed to get (via a summary on this list) a
    > copy of an experimental (``no warranty, etc.'') loopback disk driver
    > (ldisk) for Digital UNIX 4.0D. This worked fine for me and I used it
    > frequently for reviewing / verifying iso CD images.
    >
    > Unfortunately it seems that this version does not work on 4.0G (I did
    > not really expect this), which currently prevents me from upgrading.
    >
    > Does anyone know of a ldisk.mod + ldisk_configure for 4.0G?
    > I would appreciate to get a copy of this very useful driver, if possible.
    >
    > In the hope that this piece of software did not get lost on the
    > DEC/Compaq/HP transitions... 

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Franz G. Fischer ----------------------------- Franz.Fischer@franz-fischer.de
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