[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 07/28/2008 03:29:36 PM:
> > > > I think that this is a reasonable forum for discussing exam > objectives and the > > concept of drivers, libata for example, is reasonable. The > question is, for > > what exam? > > > > Well, to be more specific, I was referring to LPI 101, Topic 104. I > agree with Alan that exam candidates should know about libata. But, > it's not in the new exam objectives for Topic 104, and it's not > covered by any LPI study materials in my library. (Even the IBM > Developerworks tutorial--which is usually the most up-to-date-- > doesn't cover it.) > > So, I guess a better way to word my original query would be. . . > > Should libata be part of the LPI 101 exam, and therefore part of the > exam objectives? If so, is it too late to get it inserted into the > new exam objectives? The IBM developerWorks tutorial ( http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/lpi/) for topic 101 needs updating. It's on my list of things to do. libATA has been in Fedora since Fedora 7, so it's not just Ubuntu. I believe ti is worth mentioning as the SCSI-like interface has at least one ramification, namely that you are limited in the number of partitions that are supported on a single disk. IIRC, you are really limited to a maximum partition number, so if you only have extended partitions on a disk you lose four partition numbers. So the partition that used to be /dev/hda16 becomes unusable with libATA. That sort of thing does belong in the LPI exam IMHO. Ian Shields Ph.D. Linux Technologist, ISV & Developer Relations IBM Corp Research Triangle Park, NC [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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