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    SubjectRe: (un)corrupted ext2 partitions
    On Thu, Jan 14, 1999 at 10:25:07AM +0100, Benny Amorsen wrote:
    > >>>>> "BG" == Brian Gerst <bgerst@quark.vpplus.com> writes:
    >
    > BG> Is is time for somebody come up with our own (sub-)partitioning
    > BG> scheme then? Something that is more robust and more flexible that
    > BG> DOS's aging and broken scheme. Flexible meaning that it has a much
    > BG> larger limit on the number of partitions without having to resort
    > BG> to "extended" partitions (16, 32?), and uses logical sector
    > BG> numbers instead of whole cylinders (relying on disk geometry is
    > BG> getting to be a pain in the *ss).
    >
    > The linux kernel supports BSD partitions. I think it would be stupid
    > to invent another scheme. Rather, the linux distributors should
    > include BSD partition support in their installation programs. I would
    > love to be able to install linux, complete with separate root, usr,
    > home, and swap, in just one DOS partition.

    well, the BSD disklabel supports only 8 logical partitions. Also the question
    of whether we should have full compatibility with BSD, where two of those 8 are
    used up for entries which specify the BSD partition and the whole disk.
    Don't know if anybody actually depends on those two being there, though.

    -- arvind

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