Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 11:04:24 -0700 From: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@freefall.freebsd.org> To: BRETT_GLASS@ccgate.infoworld.com Cc: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com>, msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, randy@zyzzyva.com, hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Mapped geometry vs. Actual Message-ID: <199608041804.LAA16466@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 04 Aug 1996 11:24:24 PST." <9607048391.AA839179464@ccgate.infoworld.com>
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>>> It seems as if it also tries to force disk slices to >>> cylinder boundaries -- which is silly on ZBR drives or when sector >>> mapping is done. > >> That is to maintain compatibility with other operating systems, if you >> don't do this some other OS's fdisk may try to ``fix'' your MBR partition >> table for you and make a royal mess of things instead. > >I said "slices," not "partitions." FreeBSD seems to insist upon moving >things to cylinder boundaries even within partitions. I think you mean BSD paritions, not "slices". A partition to DOS is a "slice" to BSD. -- Justin T. Gibbs =========================================== FreeBSD: Turning PCs into workstations ===========================================
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