Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 09:44:10 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: valerio.daelli@gmail.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bsdlabel and c partition Message-ID: <200509171344.j8HDiA3e016161@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <27dbfc8c050916232310d974e8@mail.gmail.com>
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> > Hi > I have partitioned a disk using bsdlabel and I have used > the c partition for the entire disk. According to the manual > this mean I have used the disk in dedicated mode. No, it does not mean you have used it in "dedicated" mode (or 'dangerously dedicated' mode). That is something else - basically using the disk without slicing it - eg /dev/da0c rather than /dev/da0s1c. Both work. The first makes some assumptions that some systems will not follow. > Is there any danger in it? > Is it preferable to use another partition? My preference is to use either an 'a' name for the partition or possibly an 'e' name for the partition because e is past all those that have traditional uses. I don't think it is supposed to be dangerous, but there may be some utilities that make some assumptions about the meaning of a 'c' partition. ////jerry > Thanks a lot. > Valerio Daelli > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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