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SubjectRe: ATA 4 KiB sector issues.
Hello,

On 03/09/2010 04:27 PM, Jim Meyering wrote:
> Related information, prompted by my recent encounter with a
> tool that refused to let me use a GPT partition table.
>
> Partition table formats: prefer GUID/GPT:
>
> Having spent more than my share of time looking at partition table
> formats recently, I am now strongly biased against DOS partition
> tables, and for GUID/GPT ones. In addition to allowing for >2GiB
> partition offsets and lengths, GPT tables provide for better
> protection in case of corruption (checksums, backup table at end
> of disk) and don't have the anachronistic distinction of primary
> and extended/logical partitions (all partitions are "primary").
> You can even give each partition a name. The only reason to use a
> DOS partition table on a new installation is if you're stuck with
> a requirement of using an OS like XP on bare metal.
>
> Please consider encouraging the use of GPT partition tables...
> or at least do not *dis*courage their use.

I'll surely include it.

Thanks.

--
tejun


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