12/03/98 at 07:04 PM,
Tom Zych <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>> Extended partition table has the same format, as "root" partition table,
>> then you could create up to 3 logical partitions. The very good
>> explanation could be found at /usr/doc/lilo-X.XX
>Actually, the lilo readme says that _each_ logical partition contains a
>partition table, which jibes with the partition mini-HOWTO:
> The number of logical partitions is not limited: Each logical
> partition contains a pointer to the next logical partition, so
> you can have a potentially unlimited chain of partition entries.
Well, thanks for the correction!
I really thought logical partitions have the same static format as
"root" partition. Since I didn't try to make many logical partitions, I
was wrong. Anyway, at least my pointer to documentation is correct :-)
Thanks again. Best, Sergei.
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