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2.0 KiB
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56 lines
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--- util-linux-2.12a/fdisk/fdisk.8.sopwith 2004-08-20 14:46:47.062722632 -0400
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+++ util-linux-2.12a/fdisk/fdisk.8 2004-08-20 14:47:12.496816302 -0400
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@@ -149,12 +149,12 @@
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this extra information even if the /U flag is given -- we consider
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this a bug in DOS FORMAT and DOS FDISK.
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-The bottom line is that if you use cfdisk or fdisk to change the size of a
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+The bottom line is that if you use fdisk to change the size of a
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DOS partition table entry, then you must also use
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.B dd
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to zero the first 512 bytes of that partition before using DOS FORMAT to
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-format the partition. For example, if you were using cfdisk to make a DOS
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-partition table entry for /dev/hda1, then (after exiting fdisk or cfdisk
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+format the partition. For example, if you were using disk to make a DOS
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+partition table entry for /dev/hda1, then (after exiting fdisk
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and rebooting Linux so that the partition table information is valid) you
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would use the command "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda1 bs=512 count=1" to zero
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the first 512 bytes of the partition.
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@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
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For best results, you should always use an OS-specific partition table
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program. For example, you should make DOS partitions with the DOS FDISK
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-program and Linux partitions with the Linux fdisk or Linux cfdisk program.
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+program and Linux partitions with the Linux fdisk program.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.\" Andreas Neuper (ANeuper@GUUG.de)
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.\" and many others.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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-.BR cfdisk (8),
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.BR mkfs (8),
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.BR parted (8),
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.BR sfdisk (8)
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--- util-linux-2.12a/sys-utils/rdev.8.sopwith 2004-08-20 11:35:56.740842004 -0400
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+++ util-linux-2.12a/sys-utils/rdev.8 2004-08-20 11:38:38.291622818 -0400
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@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@
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.B ramsize
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command, the
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.B size
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-parameter specifies the size of the RAM disk in kilobytes.
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+parameter specifies the size of the RAM disk in kilobytes. 2.0.x kernels and newer dynamically allocate the ramdisk
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+and do not need this setting.
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For the
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.B rootflags
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@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@
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.B rdev
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to act like
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.BR ramsize .
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+(Not relevant for 2.0.x and newer kernels.)
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.TP
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.B \-R
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Causes
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