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SubjectRe: Empty partition nodes not created (was device node issues with recent mm's and udev)
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Joe <joecool1029@gmail.com> wrote:

> Here is the partition table from fdisk, fdisk does run fine.. its just
> the fact this node is not created that threw me off before.
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/sdb1 * 1 2 16033+ 0 Empty
> /dev/sdb2 * 6 2431 19486845 b W95 FAT32
> /dev/sdb3 3 5 24097+ 83 Linux
>
> Notice, /dev/sdb1 is a Empty partition... in /dev I only have sdb,
> sdb2, and sdb3. No sdb1. Any help would be appreciated.

Some vendors depend on empty partitions not showing up. That's why this
patch was introduced.

BTW: Is there a special reason you why choose "empty"?
Is this partition showing up in other systems at all?
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