[Wine] Re: Use raw-format drives

[annacegu]

James McKenzie wrote:
> Also, I just plugged in my USB 'stick' and it showed up as four devices 
> under the /dev directory (you have to be a system administrator AND 
> access this through Terminal.)
> 
> The following is the result of using the ls (list) with the -l (long 
> format) command for these devices:
> 
> brw-r----- 1 <user> operator 14, 10 Feb 19 18:39 disk4
> brw-r----- 1 <user> operator 14, 11 Feb 19 18:39 disk4s1
> 
> This is the block access (b) and the device is only read/write for me.
> 
> crw-r----- 1 <user> operator 14, 10 Feb 19 18:39 rdisk4
> crw-r----- 1 <user> operator 14, 11 Feb 19 18:39 rdisk4s1
> 
> This is the character level access (c) and the same 'rights' are 
> bestowed upon the device.  You might want to try this with the device 
> not plugged in and when it is plugged in.
> 
> You want to map the 'raw' level (in my case rdisk4) to a drive letter, 
> if that is what the program requires.  Otherwise, and if the program 
> requires the use of a hardware Windows driver, you are out of luck 
> trying to get this to work with Wine as it is now.
> 
> James McKenzie


Mine is showing up as only 1 USB, probably because it's not formatted as any filesystem:

crw-r-----  1 <user>  operator   14,   4 20 Feb 14:06 rdisk1

brw-r-----  1 <user>  operator   14,   4 20 Feb 14:06 disk1

When the device is not plugged in, it's not showing up on the ls.

What do you mean by a hardware Windows driver? Does this include drivers that come default with windows?

Anna.