2012/2/7 Alan Cheng <bsdp...@gmail.com>: > Hello list, > > I'm playing around with fdisk on a vmware virtual machine with 5.0 i386. > Despite what's in FAQ14.4, I found I can still create disklabel partitions > without a fdisk partition (no fdisk -i $disk) on a blank disk. > > I'm confused. So my question is: > 1. Is fdisk partition a must for a NON-SYSTEM disk on i386? > 2. what is the disadvantage of using a disklabel partition without fdisk > partition in above mentioned scenario?
fdisk and disklabel aren't really optional in that sense. Every disk (at least on PC derivates) should have one A6 partition, and a disklabel to match the area inside that fdisk partition. You can fake around it in various ways, but there is seldom a real need to, so why bother doing it in odd ways? It will perhaps bite you in the long run to do it in non-standard ways. -- To our sweethearts and wives. May they never meet. -- 19th century toast
