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volcheck - checks for media in a drive and by default checks all
floppy media
volcheck [ -v ] [ -i secs ] [ -t secs ] pathname
SUNWvolu
volcheck tells Volume Management to look at each pathname
in sequence and determine if new media has been inserted in the drive.
The
default action is to volcheck all floppy drives pointed to by volume management.
- -v
- Verbose.
- -t secs
- Check the named device(s) for the next secs seconds.
The maximum number of seconds allowed is 28800, which is 8 hours. The frequency
of checking is specified by -i. There is no default total time.
- -i secs
- Set
the frequency of device checking to secs seconds. The default is 2 seconds.
The minimum frequency is 1 second.
example% volcheck -v /dev/diskette
/dev/diskette has media
asks Volume Management to examine the floppy drive for new media.
example% volcheck -i 2 -t 600 /dev/diskette1 &
asks Volume Management if there is a floppy in the floppy drive every
2 seconds for 600 seconds (10 minutes).
- /dev/volctl
- Volume Management
control port
eject(1)
, volcancel(1)
, volmissing(1)
rmmount(1M)
,
vold(1M)
, rmmount.conf(4)
, vold.conf(4)
, volfs(7FS)
Due to a hardware
limitation in many floppy drives, the act of checking for media causes
mechanical action in the floppy drive. Continuous polling of the floppy
drive will cause the drive to wear out. It is recommended that polling the
drive only be performed during periods of high use.
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