[linux-lvm] Docs on PC disk partition tables?

[linux-lvm] Docs on PC disk partition tables?

[Mark Mokryn]

Does anyone know of docs describing the PC disk partition tables, MBR
format, etc?
 
Thanks,
-Mark

Re: [linux-lvm] Docs on PC disk partition tables?

[Steven Dake]

Mark,

The lilo and fdisk code, as painful as it is, pretty well documents the 
PC partition table interface and has source code for an MBR to boot 
typical partitions from a partition table.

I have heard "The  Undocumented PC" might contain this information as 
well, but I don't have that specific book.  Might check at a library.

Good luck!

Steven Dake
High Availability Engineering
MontaVista Software, Inc.

Mark Mokryn wrote:

>Does anyone know of docs describing the PC disk partition tables, MBR
>format, etc?
> 
>Thanks,
>-Mark
>
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Re: [linux-lvm] Docs on PC disk partition tables?

[Theo Van Dinter]

> >Does anyone know of docs describing the PC disk partition tables, MBR
> >format, etc?

This may be of some use: http://www.mobiledyne.com/pub/pcfdisk.html
This has information on the MBR: http://www.mobiledyne.com/pub/mbrh.html

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Re: [linux-lvm] Docs on PC disk partition tables?

[Kyle Hayes]

On Tuesday 04 December 2001 10:24, you wrote:
> > >Does anyone know of docs describing the PC disk partition tables, MBR
> > >format, etc?
>
> This may be of some use: http://www.mobiledyne.com/pub/pcfdisk.html
> This has information on the MBR: http://www.mobiledyne.com/pub/mbrh.html

I believe that www.linuxdoc.org has a number of HOWTOs that have information
on this.  I think there is a HOWTO on the boot process, a HOWTO on partitioning,
and a couple others that would apply.  I remember getting a lot of detailed
information about boot sectors etc. from one of those HOWTOs.

Best,
Kyle


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Re: [linux-lvm] Docs on PC disk partition tables?

[Chris Danis]

>>>>> On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, "Mark" == Mark Mokryn wrote:

  Mark> Does anyone know of docs describing the PC disk partition tables,
  Mark> MBR format, etc?

You also might want to check out the documentation of lilo and grub. Both 
have useful information on each of these subjects.

thanks,

-chris
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Re: [linux-lvm] Docs on PC disk partition tables?

[Sean Oh]

Lilo Documentation that comes with lilo source code..

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Does anyone know of docs describing the PC disk partition tables, MBR
format, etc?
 
Thanks,
-Mark

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