Adam writes:
> (why I try to do this? I'm trying empirically verify if 'mkswap' will
> check for partion type (ie is this '82') before mkswap-ing it. IMHO, it
> shouldl )
No it doesn't, and how can it? There are lots of partitioning formats out
there, so making "mkswap" read the PC BIOS part
On Mon, Sep 18, 2000 at 01:24:58AM -0500, Adam wrote:
>
> Ok, I made a parition on floppy, now do I access it?
>
> Command (m for help): p
>
> Disk /dev/fd0: 2 heads, 18 sectors, 80 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 36 * 512 bytes
>
> Device BootStart End
Ok, I made a parition on floppy, now do I access it?
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/fd0: 2 heads, 18 sectors, 80 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 36 * 512 bytes
Device BootStart EndBlocks Id System
/dev/fd0p1 18
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