Disk maps on unix disks (a stand

[Scott E. Preece]

> In article <355 at tandem.UUCP   narayan at tandem.UUCP (Narayan Mohanram) writes:
>   In most unix systems, when one makes a file system via an
>   FSCK, they have to dig up the manual for the disk type to
>   see how the disc driver has laid out the disk (the various
>   partions sizes, and starting point). Has any-one come up
>   with a standard for putting these partition map info on
>   the front a disk on a super-super block so to speak. Then
>   one can mount a disk pack on any unix system, and read it.
>   The drivers/unix can get the info from the front of the
>   disk.
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On Gould's UTX/32 the partition sizes and locations are stored on the
disk.  There are defaults for each type of disk, but installers can
change them for each pack.  The diskpart(8) command on UTX/32 takes the the
name of a raw device partition and reports partition sizes for that
disk, rather than for a named class of disks.

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scott preece
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