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> > > Huh?  How do "other BSD's" handle reading the media size from a drive
> > > that handles variable size media?  I think you're dreaming again.
> > 
> > They don't attempt to read it until they verify that media is present.
> 
> Btw., FreeBSD also re-reads the geometry later if needed.  The number
> presented at boot is only for convenience there.

*Convenience*?!?!?!


					Terry Lambert
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