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Date:      Wed, 29 Mar 1995 19:40:45 +1000
From:      Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
To:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org, jdli@netbsd.csie.nctu.edu.tw
Subject:   Re: New slice code
Message-ID:  <199503290940.TAA25614@godzilla.zeta.org.au>

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>	The new SNAP came with new slice code, does it improve anything?

Is there a new SNAP? :-)  The slice code went in immediately after the
last one was released to avoid breaking the SNAP.

>	Does it mean that I can mount a DOS-extend partition ?  Or even

Yes.  You could do that before by putting the offsets in the label.

>	I can install FreeBSD in extend partition like Linux ?

This should work, except fdisk'ing and booting from such partitions is
currently not supported.

Bruce



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