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author | jkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org> | 1999-03-10 02:50:32 +0000 |
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committer | jkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org> | 1999-03-10 02:50:32 +0000 |
commit | 0ce053261cb441635318c4f36ebfeb4cf0b6a949 (patch) | |
tree | 41c3cfb8f41ebaa88e0213c123329536bc7533e7 /usr.sbin/sade/help | |
parent | 541ee5a18f335a9a142393cb9b8865cb96e7a3dd (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-0ce053261cb441635318c4f36ebfeb4cf0b6a949.zip FreeBSD-src-0ce053261cb441635318c4f36ebfeb4cf0b6a949.tar.gz |
Merge some doc updates which got only into the 3.0 branch during the last
release cycle.
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/sade/help/partition.hlp b/usr.sbin/sade/help/partition.hlp index 37520bf..6004d75 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/sade/help/partition.hlp +++ b/usr.sbin/sade/help/partition.hlp @@ -97,31 +97,6 @@ parts. Take a typical name like ``/dev/da0s1a'': da0s1b <swap space> da0s1e /usr - Because of historical convention, there is also a short-cut, - or "compatibility slice", that is maintained for easy access - to the *first* FreeBSD slice on a disk. This gives some - backwards compatibility to utilities that still may not know - how to deal with the new slice scheme. - - The compatibility slice names for our filesystem above would - also look like: - - Name Mountpoint - ---- ---------- - da0a / - da0b <swap space> - da0e /usr - - Again, let it be noted: FreeBSD automatically maps the - compatibility slice to the first FreeBSD slice it finds - (in this case, da0s1). You may have multiple FreeBSD slices on a - drive, but only the first one will be mapped to the compatibility - slice! - - The compatibility slice has essentially been phased out, but - it's important to be aware of when looking at or upgrading - older systems. - Once you understand all this, then the purpose of the label editor becomes fairly clear: You're carving up the FreeBSD slices displayed at the top of the screen into smaller pieces, which are displayed in @@ -141,4 +116,3 @@ Install menu or (W)rite directly from this one. You're working with what is essentially a copy of the disk label(s), both here and in the FDISK Partition Editor, and the actual on-disk labels won't be affected by any changes you make until you explicitly say so. - |