Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 00:21:43 +1000 From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de, sthaug@nethelp.no Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with partition size on IDE drive and -current Message-ID: <199608301421.AAA06236@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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>Is there any specific reason why using the c partition is bad when you >specifically want a file system to cover the entire disk? I did this >many times with SunOS 4.1.x when I was working with that. I never saw >a problem. Error checking is weaker for the c partition. E.g., the c partition can be opened even if the disk label is corrupted, and some drivers don't check the block number for access to it. This might make other errors more serious. Bruce
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