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Date:      Tue, 04 Aug 1998 07:41:18 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kkennawa@physics.adelaide.edu.au>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: DEVFS/SLICE & extended partitions 
Message-ID:  <199808041441.HAA00599@antipodes.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 04 Aug 1998 22:54:40 %2B0930." <Pine.OSF.3.90.980804225421.6023A-100000@bragg> 

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> Does DEVFS/SLICE support MSDOS Extended partitions? 

It doesn't seem to properly.

> Running a
> devfs/slice-enabled kernel doesnt present me with the mountpoints I've
> been using with a "regular" kernel:
> 
> [morden|root] 22:35 ~ mount
> 
> ....
> /dev/wd0s1 on /c (local)
> /dev/wd1s1 on /d (local)
> /dev/wd1s5 on /e (local)

s5 is the "extended" slice, but it should be being scanned for more 
slices.  I remember talking to Julian at Usenix about this; I don't 
think he's committed anything based on the outcome of that yet.

-- 
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\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
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