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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!convex!convex!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!usenet.coe.montana.edu!bsd.coe.montana.edu!nate From: nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.development Subject: Re: Coexisting on the PC Date: 10 Mar 1994 18:54:42 GMT Organization: Montana State University, Bozeman MT Lines: 25 Message-ID: <2lnqdi$1d1@pdq.coe.montana.edu> References: <CLz6un.A9G@rex.uokhsc.edu> <2l3nvj$fpc@u.cc.utah.edu> <1994Mar10.090638.1364@softwords.bc.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: bsd.coe.montana.edu In article <1994Mar10.090638.1364@softwords.bc.ca>, John Nemeth <jnemeth@cue.bc.ca> wrote: > Apparently, Linux uses wd0i for the whole physical disk and >wd0[j-m] for the BIOS style partitions. I think that this is an >interesting idea that is worth considering. To mount a DOS partition, >you would simply type something like 'mount -t msdos /dev/wd0j /DOS'. >I think the DOS/BIOS geometry should be passed in at boot time. The FreeBSD 1.1 wd driver has direct access to the 'BIOS style partitions' but we haven't done anything with it. The other fs code needs to be modified to use these new abilities, but they now exist. (We don't even create the /dev entries for them as they don't buy you anything now) Nate -- nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu | FreeBSD core member and all around tech. nate@cs.montana.edu | weenie. work #: (406) 994-4836 | Graduating May '94 with a BS in EE home #: (406) 586-0579 | - looking for work in CS/EE field.