Date: 21 Nov 2000 20:23:46 +0100 From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> To: FreeBSD <freebsd@KIWI-Computer.com> Cc: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Removal of Disklabel Message-ID: <xzpn1etf7st.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> In-Reply-To: FreeBSD's message of "Mon, 20 Nov 2000 08:58:50 -0600 (CST)" References: <200011201458.IAA44992@KIWI-Computer.com>
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FreeBSD <freebsd@KIWI-Computer.com> writes: > The problem with the fdisk slices is that there is only room for 4 ... > disklabel gives us 8, no wait.. 6 if you have a swap and 5 if you don't. Six (a, d, e, f, g, h) plus swap (b), and there's nothing that says b has to be a swap partition, so make that seven. There's nothing that says a swap partition has to be partition b either, BTW. Technically, you can use c as well, but that's playing with fire. DES -- Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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