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From: bill@chinet.chi.il.us (Bill Mitchell)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: What is max filesystem size under 1.5.0?
Message-ID: <1990Feb17.022132.25226@chinet.chi.il.us>
Date: 17 Feb 90 02:21:32 GMT
Organization: Chinet - Chicago Public Access UNIX
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I recall a lot of discussion prior to 1.5.0 about the max size of
a hard disk partition under minix.  I recall there was an 8mb limit.

I've just gotten a zenith turbosport luggable with a 40mb drive and
would like to dedicate about half of it to minix.  Not thinking ahead,
I made the DOS partition half the disk.  If I put a minix boot in one
of the remaining three partitions and minix filesystems in the other
two, at least one of the minix filesystem partitions would be over
8mb.  Am I getting myself in trouble here?  Is it OK to make a minix
filesystem over 8mb (8192 blocks)?  What is the upper limit?