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Date:      Thu, 28 Sep 1995 01:16:23 +1000
From:      Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
To:        bde@zeta.org.au, nate@rocky.sri.MT.net
Cc:        bde@FreeBSD.org, hackers@FreeBSD.org, roberto@keltia.freenix.fr
Subject:   Re: Diskslice naming convention?
Message-ID:  <199509271516.BAA28325@godzilla.zeta.org.au>

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>> 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?

The compatibility slice isn't named, unless you count xd#c (xd#c is the
whole of the (logical) drive xd#).  It doesn't really fit in with the
slice paradigm.  You use it when you only have one [FreeBSD] slice on
the disk and don't want to think of others.

Bruce



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