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Operating system: Linux: Device: Block: What is a block device in Linux?

Feb 26th, 2004 21:51
Knud van Eeden,

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--- Knud van Eeden --- 27 February 2004 - 06:49 am -------------------

Operating system: Linux: Device: Block: What is a block device in 
Linux?

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A block device is a device that sends blocks of data with each read
or write.

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Examples of block devices are:

 - CD-ROM

 - Direct Memory Access (DMA)

 - floppy drive

 - hard drive

   - IDE

   - SCSI

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Internet: see also:

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Linux: Mount: Error: device is not a valid block device
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/27871/fid/107

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