Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!security!genrad!mit-eddie!mit-vax!eagle!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!Ttang.uci-750a@rand-relay From: Ttang.uci-750a%rand-relay@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: m and n of mkfs Message-ID: <13790@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Fri, 18-Nov-83 14:32:13 EST Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.13790 Posted: Fri Nov 18 14:32:13 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 21-Nov-83 01:14:50 EST Lines: 9 I think the argument m should always be 3 and n is (# of sectors per cyl./2) where you can find out the # of sectors per cylinder in a table in your driver. That's the pattern that they use to calculate n. If you take a closer look, you see that pattern. /ttang Arpanet:ttang@uci Csnet:ttang.uci@Csnet-relay Uucp:ucivax!ttang