From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.17.21]:53100 "EHLO mout.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756576Ab3A1Ohn (ORCPT ); Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:37:43 -0500 Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([10.1.76.17]) by mrigmx.server.lan (mrigmx002) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0Mhg69-1ULe6v0gF9-00MrGF for ; Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:37:42 +0100 Message-ID: <51068D38.3040708@gmx.de> Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:37:44 +0100 From: Ulf Zibis MIME-Version: 1.0 To: util-linux@vger.kernel.org Subject: sfdisk man page bug Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Sender: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi, from the Manual page sfdisk(8): "... For example, when there are several primary DOS partitions, DOS assigns C: to the first among these that is bootable.)" This seems to be wrong. I'm not 100 % sure about DOS, but about modern Windows, above statement is definitely wrong. Correct is: "... Windows/DOS assigns C: to the first among these that is visible (=not hidden).)" "... Windows/DOS typical generic MBR boot code loads and executes the bootloader found on the first among these that is bootable.)" to be sure, I tested following: - having old WinXP installation on sda1, labelled "WIN_OLD" - copy this partition by GParted to sda2 - newly install WinXP on sda1, labelled "WIN_NEW" - set sda2 to active - boot --> result: 1. in effect, WinXP from sda1 becomes booted 2. sda1 is named C:, cd1 is named D:, "bootable" sda2 is named E: As today Windows is the more interesting use case, at least please add correct info for the Windows case. Many thanks for your attention and hopefully answer, -Ulf