How to create entries for hard disk partitions in /dev?

[saikee]

bwkaz,

Thanks for the reminder. I checked and my /dev list. It stopped at hda24 and so Exodus2001's script is spot on. Some distros stop at hda19 or hda20 while others are willing to go up to hda32.

In one of the distros I tried your method but didn't go through your warning in post #6 first but attempted to "drag N drop" the higher hda device names between the mounted partitions in the desktop. I got myself into trouble exactly as you predicted.

In a panic I deleted all the hdaX device after I discovered by the normal copying the fully partition was copied and not just the device name The deletion included "hda" which is the one for the whole disk. Exodus2001 script works between hda1 and hda63 so I had to follow your method of using the -a parameter to copy hda back.

I managed to kick start 3 Distros' Lilo with your and Exodus2001 suggestions.