Re: DOC2000 partitiioning question

[Brendan J Simon <brendan.simon@bigpond.com>]

Thanks for the feedback.  I think it answers all my questions (except 
the one below).

>The above layout hasn't been tested much but should work OK. You can give 
>both offset and size arguments to the 'nftl_format' program. When using the 
>nftl_format program, ensure that the NFTL driver module is not loaded into 
>the kernel -- any time the module is loaded (or support is built-in), 
>that's like having the NFTL 'mounted', and you shouldn't reformat a mounted 
>file system.
>

HUH ???
If I read this correctly, this means one can NEVER reformat a NFTL 
device with kernel that boots from a DOC (since the driver must be built 
in to the kernel).  Is this correct ?

This is obviously different for EXT2 and other filesystems, as they can 
be reformatted anytime with the driver module loaded or built in to the 
kernel.  Is there a technical reason why NFTL is not the same ???

Thanks,
Brendan Simon.