On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 cube@cubidou.net wrote:
> Well, code says so (from wdopen in sys/dev/ata/wd.c):
>
>         /* Check that the partition exists. */
>         if (part != RAW_PART &&
>             (part >= wd->sc_dk.dk_label->d_npartitions ||
>              wd->sc_dk.dk_label->d_partitions[part].p_fstype == FS_UNUSED)) {
>                 error = ENXIO;
>
> So yeah, it works for wd0d, but not for wd0g.

IC... hm, I's prefer to be able to open "unused" partitions.
I wonder what the effects would be if the check was removed.


 - Hubert

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