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From: Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net>
To: util-linux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: fdisk and 2048 sectors obsession.
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 03:49:00 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <544F4A6C.808@earthlink.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20141028073208.GH10134@x2.net.home>

Karel Zak composed on 2014-10-28 08:32 (UTC+0100):

>> The man page does fail to explain what dos mode actually means.

>  - start at sector 63
>  - care about CHS in partition table
>  - extra checks for alignment to be compatible with CHS addressing

Why isn't that in the man page? People trying to use a program aren't always
able to Google an explanation of its man page minimalism.
-- 
"The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant
words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation)

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  reply	other threads:[~2014-10-28  7:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-10-27 18:43 fdisk and 2048 sectors obsession dE
2014-10-27 19:07 ` Felix Miata
2014-10-28  3:24   ` dE
2014-10-28  3:55     ` Felix Miata
2014-10-28  4:30       ` dE
2014-10-28  5:53         ` Felix Miata
2014-10-28  7:32           ` Karel Zak
2014-10-28  7:49             ` Felix Miata [this message]
2014-10-28  8:48               ` Martin Steigerwald
2014-10-28  8:47     ` Martin Steigerwald
     [not found]     ` <544F3B20.7090109@gmail.com>
2014-10-28 14:33       ` dE
2014-10-28 17:11         ` Linda Walsh
2014-10-29 14:28           ` Dale R. Worley
2014-10-28  7:53 ` Karel Zak
2014-10-28 12:38   ` Martin K. Petersen
2014-10-28 14:53     ` dE
2014-10-28 15:35       ` Theodore Ts'o
2014-10-29 16:40         ` dE

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