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Are tape devices supported?

April 26, 2017Devices supported tape

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Are tape devices supported?

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Tape devices are supported for Windows NT/2000/XP only. You can use the tar command to create and restore tape archives. • Are ptys supported? Yes. The master pty is /usr/dev/ptym[0-9A-F] and the slave pty is /usr/dev/ptys[0-9A-F]. • Does UWIN work with Samba? Yes, UWIN will work with the Samba file system but on some versions of Samba file permissions are not supported. • Is the /proc directory supported? Yes, a number of features of the /proc file system are supported by UWIN. • Can I access “Windows Registry” using UWIN? The Windows Registry can be accessed as a virtual file system that is mounted at /reg from UWIN Keys that contain subkeys are directories. Without a trailing /, each registry key is a file whose contents are the value of this registry key. • Can I take a binary from UNIX to UWIN? No. UWIN does not provide binary level compatibility. But in most cases the UNIX code can be taken to UWIN and compiled to get a binary (.exe) working on Windows. • Why is the UWIN icon not