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Date:      Wed, 27 Sep 1995 08:47:36 -0600
From:      Nate Williams <nate@rocky.sri.MT.net>
To:        Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
Cc:        nate@rocky.sri.MT.net, roberto@keltia.freenix.fr, bde@FreeBSD.org, hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Diskslice naming convention?
Message-ID:  <199509271447.IAA17104@rocky.sri.MT.net>
In-Reply-To: <199509270910.TAA14492@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
References:  <199509270910.TAA14492@godzilla.zeta.org.au>

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Bruce Evans writes:
> >> BTW - Are slices named 1-4 or 0-3?
> 
> >1-4, 0 is the compatibility slice.
> 
> There is no slice named 0.  Slice _number_ 0 is the compatibility slice.
> Slice _number_ 1 is the whole disk.  The slices that are _numbered_ 2-31
> are _named_ 1-30.

Whoa.  I'm lost now w/regards to the compatability slice.  How exactly
is the compatability slice named, and how does it fit into the 'slice'
paradigm?



Nate



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