Subject: Re: Formatting a drive
To: Henry B. Hotz <hotz@jpl.nasa.gov>
From: David Rogers <drogers@halo7.net>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 02/21/2001 21:42:53
Actually, I did newfs the c partition.  I wanted to use the whole 4 gigs for
my /usr and nothing objected at all.

Dave Rogers

> On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Henry B. Hotz wrote:
> 
>>> Mac68k systems ALWAYS have the whole disk as partition c, regardless of
>>> the partition map or disklabel on there.
>> 
>> Just an odd thought:  Could you newfs the c partition and mount it to
>> use the whole disk as a single partition?  Probably something would
>> object. . .
> 
> Depends on how many Apple partitions are on the drive. Assuming none,
> the Apple partition map will take up only the first three sectors (one
> since it's an Apple partition map, one for the Partition map entry, and
> one for the free space entry for the rest of the disk).
> 
> Take care,
> 
> Bill