Subject: Re: HDToolbox identifier
To: None <port-amiga@netbsd.org>
From: Georges Heinesch <geohei-ml@geohei.lu>
List: port-amiga
Date: 06/15/2001 00:33:31
Quoting Ignatios Souvatzis (13-Jun-01 21:46:57):

> On Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 11:48:23AM +0100, Georges Heinesch wrote:
>> Hi.
>> 
>> I would like to use a JAZ disk as backup medium for / and /usr
>> (NetBSD
>> 1.5). Which identifier should I use in HDToolBox?
>> 
>>     root partition  : 0x4e425207
>>     swap partition  : 0x4e425301
>>     other partitions: 0x4e425507
>> 
>> 0x4e425507 ?

> for both will make them ...d and ...e. on the Jaz medium.

Hmmm ... I think we missed each other here. I would like to mount the
JAZ as "normal" partition (like /usr or /home or /var) but mounted as
/mnt/jaz. Which identifier should I use in this case?

0x4e425507 ?

> If you want to be able to boot from the backup (does that work with
> a Jaz on Amiga?)

I had the NetBSD 1.3 system completely on a JAZ 2 years ago (/, swap
and /usr). It worked fine, except that the "verify after write" JAZ
feature had to be disabled. Otherwise file corruption was a matter of
seconds after startup.

> , you need to use 4e425207 and 4e425507.

see above.

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