Erwan MAS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello , > > I don't understand something in the sparc version of fdisk . > > fdisk -l /dev/hda > > /dev/hda1 0 406 204624 83 Linux native > /dev/hda2 u 406 3453 1535688 82 Linux swap > /dev/hda3 0 12019 6057576 5 Whole disk > /dev/hda4 3453 7516 2047752 83 Linux native > /dev/hda5 7516 11579 2047752 83 Linux native > > /dev/hda1 end with cyl. 406 and /dev/hda2 start with cyl. 406 . > > All boundaries are the same between the partition and the precedent > partition . > > On my pc a partition start with the cylinder of the precedent > partition + 1 .
The Sun disklabel format is different than the PC format: with the former, the "end" cylinder is not included in the slice. Your partition table looks good. > the first 512 byte of /dev/hda and the 512 byte of /dev/hda1 are > identical . That's the case if hda1 starts at cylinder 0. And it is unlike the PC where the first 512 bytes (the MBR) is not part of any partition. > the partition must be start at cyl. 0 or at cyl. 1 ? Cylinder 0, if you're you going to use silo. Phil.
