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From: Julian Elischer <julian@ref.tfs.com>
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Subject: Re: replacing 1.1 partitions with 2.0.5 partitions
To: grady@scam.XCF.Berkeley.EDU
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 1995 15:11:28 -0800 (PST)
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> I had to make them read-only, because I couldn't mount them writable
> (I get "Operation not permitted").
eh? that's odd
you should be able to run fsck with some options (i forget exactly) to
bring them up-to date..

> Were they writable, I'd be happy to
> just remove everything on them, but since I can't do that, I'm wondering
> what my best options are.  Do I newfs those partitions, so it will be
> recognizable as a full-fledged 2.0.5 slice?
Newfs is the best option because it gives you the opportunity to 
tailor them more for modern usage..

> that my 1.1 partitions are on sd0, while my 2.0.5 stuff is on sd1?
no, the order doesn't matter, though you might like to make the new parttions
bootable (maybe the new root) .
newfs stays within the BSD section of the disk and won't go out of it..

what partitions have you got?

you might want to newfs them pretending that there is only 1 head and 2048 
sectors per track.. for scsi disks this is a win (also for many new ide drives)
(it's a long story)

newfs {your favourite options} /dev/rsd0e
should do it
for your old e partition

etc.

> I've got dos and windows on sd0 -- strangely enough, I'd like to avoid
> clobbering them.
> 
> I'm usually a pretty confident sysadm, but when it comes to newfs'ing,
> I am trodding on unfamiliar ground...
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> 	Steven
>