The diference about raw devices and disk partitions

I'm confused , what is the difference and raw device and a disk partition ? ex: on innodb I'm using /dev/sda1 for raw device, is it correct ? tnks. sql,query - ++ Dyego Souza do Carmo ++ Dep.

Re: The diference about raw devices and disk partitions

Hi, Since you don't specify your OS, I assume you are using Linux; if you are using another UNIX like system (BSD, Solaris,...), my explanations below may be useless :( A disk partition (as /dev/sda1) is a bloc device,this is not the same as a raw device. You can get more info in Linux HOWTO: