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author | jkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org> | 1998-10-15 21:20:33 +0000 |
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committer | jkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org> | 1998-10-15 21:20:33 +0000 |
commit | cc3e52bbd6ccb437ef58adf8a8639624082d6c77 (patch) | |
tree | 1bcb35b8427127ab26ff2b4e125644972895e201 /usr.sbin/sysinstall/help | |
parent | 43379e2ca88e04cc81d0cd963ab4c59f2ed7ca82 (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-cc3e52bbd6ccb437ef58adf8a8639624082d6c77.zip FreeBSD-src-cc3e52bbd6ccb437ef58adf8a8639624082d6c77.tar.gz |
Add references to ATM cards (Mike Spengler <mks@networkcs.com>) and
remove all tabs.
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/help/partition.hlp b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/help/partition.hlp index 5240d72..8e07d3d 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/help/partition.hlp +++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/help/partition.hlp @@ -118,18 +118,9 @@ parts. Take a typical name like ``/dev/sd0s1a'': drive, but only the first one will be mapped to the compatibility slice! - The compatibility slice will eventually be phased out, but - it is still important right now for several reasons: - - 1. Some programs, as mentioned before, still don't work - with the slice paradigm and need time to catch up. - - 2. The FreeBSD boot blocks are unable to look for - a root file system in anything but a compatibility - slice right now. This means that our root will always - show up on "sd0a" in the above scenario, even though - it really lives over on sd0s1a and would otherwise be - referred to by its full slice name. + 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 |