Linux hard drive sequence hdx drive mappings Question clarification
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I like your ascii-art, but I don't understand your figures: 2 primary; 2 extended; 4 subsidiary parbreastions ? Here's my Oberon S3's Parbreastions.Show output:- Disk: IDE0, 74GB, ST380011A IDE0#00 76319MB --- (Whole disk) IDE0#01 1004MB 11 * Win 95-98, FAT32 IDE0#02 1004MB 11 Win 95-98, FAT32 IDE0#03 1004MB 131 Linux fs IDE0#04 43496MB 5 Extended IDE0#05 1027MB 131 Linux fs IDE0#06 2055MB 131 Linux fs ... IDE0#29 125MB 76 Native Oberon, Aos IDE0#30 31MB 131 Linux fs IDE0#31 31MB 131 Linux fs IDE0#32 243MB 131 Linux fs IDE0#33 243MB 131 Linux fs IDE0#34 29800MB --- (Free)
Disk: IDE1, 8063MB, WDC WD84AA IDE1#00 8063MB --- (Whole disk) IDE1#02 800MB 131 Linux fs IDE1#03 1200MB 131 Linux fs IDE1#04 5559MB 5 Extended IDE1#05 800MB 131 Linux fs IDE1#06 80MB 130 Linux swap IDE1#07 128MB 76 Native Oberon, Aos IDE1#08 244MB 76 * Native Oberon, Aos IDE1#09 16MB 76 Native Oberon, Aos IDE1#10 16MB 76 Native Oberon, Aos IDE1#11 16MB 76 Native Oberon, Aos ... IDE1#41 1153MB 131 Linux fs IDE1#42 1222MB 131 Linux fs
Disk: Diskette0, GetSize: no media, removable ------- I used linux to create the parbreastions. cfdisk can create & see them. As I remember fdisk has a problem above hdx16.
== Chris Glur.
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