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From: mcurry@fred.net ( )
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: disktab entry for Seagate ST-32105N?
Date: 14 Jan 1997 00:27:53 GMT
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J Wunsch (j@uriah.heep.sax.de) wrote:
: Post the total number of sectors for the drive, and i'll write you
: one.

	For FREE?  :)

: For FreeBSD >= 2.1.5, use `auto' instead of a disktab entry, followed
: by `disklabel -e' to edit your partitions.

	Gosh, I wish that worked.  Just makes IOCTL errors for me.