From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 8 14:45:36 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDCA6106566B for ; Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:45:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from psteele@maxiscale.com) Received: from server505.appriver.com (server505b.appriver.com [98.129.35.5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A619D8FC16 for ; Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:45:36 +0000 (UTC) X-Policy: GLOBAL - maxiscale.com X-Policy: GLOBAL - maxiscale.com X-Primary: psteele@maxiscale.com X-Note: This Email was scanned by AppRiver SecureTide X-ALLOW: psteele@maxiscale.com ALLOWED X-Virus-Scan: V- X-Note: Spam Tests Failed: X-Country-Path: UNITED STATES->UNITED STATES->UNITED STATES X-Note-Sending-IP: 98.129.23.45 X-Note-Reverse-DNS: ht03.exg5.exghost.com X-Note-WHTLIST: psteele@maxiscale.com X-Note: User Rule Hits: X-Note: Global Rule Hits: G173 G174 G175 G176 G180 G181 G192 G279 X-Note: Encrypt Rule Hits: X-Note: Mail Class: ALLOWEDSENDER X-Note: Headers Injected Received: from [98.129.23.45] (HELO HT03.exg5.exghost.com) by server505.appriver.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.2) with ESMTPS id 22956301; Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:45:35 -0600 Received: from mbx03.exg5.exghost.com ([169.254.1.200]) by HT03.exg5.exghost.com ([10.242.228.75]) with mapi; Mon, 8 Feb 2010 08:45:35 -0600 From: Peter Steele To: Matthew Seaman Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 08:45:34 -0600 Thread-Topic: Should root partition be first partition? Thread-Index: Acqoy0tEfEbukHyqRXW1veD5h3pBUwAAR8mw Message-ID: <7B9397B189EB6E46A5EE7B4C8A4BB7CB383B25F7@MBX03.exg5.exghost.com> References: <7B9397B189EB6E46A5EE7B4C8A4BB7CB383B25CD@MBX03.exg5.exghost.com> <4B701FF8.20203@black-earth.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4B701FF8.20203@black-earth.co.uk> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 MIME-Version: 1.0 Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: RE: Should root partition be first partition? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:45:36 -0000 PlRoZSByb290IHBhcnRpdGlvbiBzaG91bGQgYWx3YXlzIGJlIHRoZSAnYScgcGFydGl0aW9uLCBi dXQgaXQgZG9lc24ndCBoYXZlIHRvIGJlIHRoZSBmaXJzdCBpbiBwaHlzaWNhbCBvcmRlciBvbiB0 aGUgZGlzayAoaWUuIHN0YXJ0aW5nIGF0IGN5bGluZGVyIDApLiAgU28gbG9uZyBhcyBwYXJ0aXRp b25zIGRvbid0IG92ZXJsYXAgKHdpdGggdGhlID5oaXN0b3JpY2FsIGV4Y2VwdGlvbiBvZiB0aGUg J2MnIHBhcnRpdGlvbiwgd2hpY2ggc2hvdWxkIGNvdmVyIHRoZSB3aG9sZSBkcml2ZSkgeW91IGNh biBwdXQgdGhlbSBpbiBhbnkgb3JkZXIgYW5kIHN0YXJ0aW5nIGF0IGFueSBvZmZzZXQuICBZb3Ug Y2FuIGV2ZW4gbGVhdmUgZ2FwcyBiZXR3ZWVuIHBhcnRpdGlvbnMgaWYgeW91ID53YW50LCBidXQg dGhhdCBpcyBwcmV0dHkgY3Jhenkgc2luY2UgaXQganVzdCB3YXN0ZXMgc29tZSBvZiB0aGUgYXZh aWxhYmxlIHNwYWNlLg0KDQpJIHNob3VsZCBjbGFyaWZ5IHRoYXQgSSBhbSB1c2luZyBHUFQgcGFy dGl0aW9ucywgbm90IE1CUiwgc28gaW4gZmFjdCB0aGVyZSBpcyBubyAnYScgcGFydGl0aW9uIGFu ZCBpbiBmYWN0IG5vIGJzZCBsYWJlbCBhdCBhbGwuIE15IHBhcnRpdGlvbmluZyBsb29rcyBsaWtl IHRoaXM6DQoNCiMgZ3BhcnQgc2hvdyBhZDQNCj0+ICAgICAgIDM0ICA0OTAyMzQ2ODUgIGFkNCAg R1BUICAoMjM0RykNCiAgICAgICAgIDM0ICAgICAgICAgMTYgICAgMSAgZnJlZWJzZC1ib290ICAo OC4wSykNCiAgICAgICAgIDUwICAgNjcxMDg4NjQgICAgMiAgZnJlZWJzZC1zd2FwICAoMzJHKQ0K ICAgNjcxMDg5MTQgICA2NzEwODg2NCAgICAzICBmcmVlYnNkLXN3YXAgICgzMkcpDQogIDEzNDIx Nzc3OCAgIDEwNDg1NzYwICAgIDQgIGZyZWVic2QtdWZzICAoNS4wRykNCiAgMTQ0NzAzNTM4ICAg MjUxNjU4MjQgICAgNSAgZnJlZWJzZC11ZnMgICgxMkcpDQogIDE2OTg2OTM2MiAgICA1NzkyNTU3 ICAgIDYgIGZyZWVic2QtdWZzICAoMi44RykNCiAgMTc1NjYxOTE5ICAyODMxMTU1MjAgICAgNyAg ZnJlZWJzZC11ZnMgICgxMzVHKQ0KICA0NTg3Nzc0MzkgICAzMTQ1NzI4MCAgICA4ICBmcmVlYnNk LXVmcyAgKDE1RykNCg0KUGFydGl0aW9uIDQgKGFkNHA0KSBpcyB0aGUgcm9vdCBwYXJ0aXRpb24u IFRoaXMgd29ya3MgZmluZSwgYnV0IEkgd2FzIGp1c3Qgd29uZGVyaW5nIHdoeSBJJ3ZlIHNlZW4g bGF5b3V0cyB3aXRoIHJvb3QgZmlyc3QsIHRoZW4gc3dhcCwgdGhlbiB2YXIsIGV0Yy4gVGhlIG9u bHkgcHJvYmxlbSBJJ3ZlIGhhZCBpcyB0aGF0IEkgY2Fubm90IGZpbmQgYSB3YXkgdG8gdGVsbCB0 aGUgYm9vdCBsb2FkZXIgdG8gYm9vdCBmcm9tIGFuIGFsdGVybmF0ZSBkcml2ZSBzaW5jZSBpdCBz ZWVtcyB0byBleHBlY3QgTUJSIHBhcnRpdGlvbmluZyB3aGVuIHVzaW5nIGEgcmVmZXJlbmNlIHN1 Y2ggYXMgNDphZCg0LGEpL2Jvb3QvbG9hZGVyLiBUaGF0J3MgYSBzZXBhcmF0ZSBpc3N1ZSB0aG91 Z2guDQoNCg0K