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From: rbj@icst-cmr.arpa (Root Boy Jim)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Disk maps on unix disks (a standard???)
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Date: 29 Apr 88 20:18:57 GMT
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   In article <355@tandem.UUCP   narayan@tandem.UUCP (Narayan Mohanram) writes:
     In most unix systems, when one makes a file system via an
     FSCK, they have to dig up the manual for the disk type to
     see how the disc driver has laid out the disk (the various
     partions sizes, and starting point). Has any-one come up
     with a standard for putting these partition map info on
     the front a disk on a super-super block so to speak. Then
     one can mount a disk pack on any unix system, and read it.
     The drivers/unix can get the info from the front of the disk.

No, they just use newfs. TPC should grab that baby, but disk labels are nicer.

	(Root Boy) Jim Cottrell	<rbj@icst-cmr.arpa>
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