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From: Rob Ellis <rob@web.ca>
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Subject: Re: Questions about vinum and failure of root partition
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> are you saying that if i create an overlapping partition with the same
> 'size' as the sd 'len' and an offset the same as 'driveoffset', i can 
> mount it directly in single user mode and and get the filesystem 
> on the first 'sd'...??

i tried it, and the answer is yes. cool. :-)

i couldn't get the regular 'disklabel' to write a label with
overlapping partitions however. had to compile a version of
disklabel with the 'checklabel' checks commented out, and
that worked.                                                                    

is there a way to make disklabels with overlapping partitions
with a standard tool?

thanks greg.

- rob

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