> * Yoshinori K. Okuji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [061015 16:51]: >> * Number partitions from 1 instead of 0. For instance, the first >> partition of "hd0" is now "hd0,1" but not "hd0,0". > > Hm. What's the reason for being inconsistent here? > > If changing the partition naming scheme, I would have thought it'd > become hd1,1. But why is the first disk 0 and the first partition 1? > > Using Linux style names might make sense as well... hda1,... >
I would prefer a naming style that is not specific to any OS at all. So hard disks numbered as "disks" and partitions" as "partition" works real well. Keeping in mind that even a partition is an abstraction as opposed to a real thing. Dennis _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
