At 11:20 AM 3/19/00 -0700, Warner Losh wrote:
>In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Brandon Fosdick writes:
>: I thought of that, but I didn't know what the devices w/o slice numbers
>: did. Guess I should have just tried it.
>
>Devices w/o slice numbers are the "compatibility" devices. These map
>to the first BSD partition on the disk. For most people, this is the
>only partition on the disk.
Are you saying that da0a is (almost) functionally equivalent to da0s3a if
slice 3 is the first FBSD slice. Thought they were for "dangerously
dedicated" partitions.
Sounds similar to da0 being the same as da0s1 for disklabel. Hmmm...
Changed an fstab entry from ad1s1e to ad1e and it works.
>It is a shame that you can't use them to mount / on / in an
>emergency. The consistancy checks won't let you.
Agreed. The few times I've needed to use a fixit floppy or CD...
Let's just say it isn't fun. 8-/
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