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authorjkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org>1999-03-10 02:50:32 +0000
committerjkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org>1999-03-10 02:50:32 +0000
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Merge some doc updates which got only into the 3.0 branch during the last
release cycle.
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@@ -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.
-
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