Ian Shields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I think that this is a reasonable forum for discussing exam > > objectives and the > > > concept of drivers, libata for example, is reasonable. The > > question is, for > > > what exam? > > > > Should libata be part of the LPI 101 exam, and therefore part of the > > exam objectives? If so, is it too late to get it inserted into the > > new exam objectives? > > The IBM developerWorks tutorial ( > http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/lpi/) for topic 101 needs > updating. It's on my list of things to do.
Ian, I know that you are coming to LW next week. We could discuss this live. There is a technical advisory committee meeting on the wednesday (I believe). Can you make that? Also, is anyone else on the list coming to LWSF? You're all invited to the TAC meeting :) > libATA has been in Fedora since Fedora 7, so it's not just Ubuntu. I > believe ti is worth mentioning as the SCSI-like interface has at least one > ramification, namely that you are limited in the number of partitions that > are supported on a single disk. IIRC, you are really limited to a maximum > partition number, so if you only have extended partitions on a disk you > lose four partition numbers. So the partition that used to be /dev/hda16 > becomes unusable with libATA. That sort of thing does belong in the LPI > exam IMHO. I guess my concern is that this looks a little like the '1024 cyclinder limit' issue. It's a big deal the first time (and maybe the 2nd and 3rd) but it seems a little too specific for the exam. It may become a 'gimme' question if there are just too few things to ask around it. Regards, -- g. matthew rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> starnix care, toronto, ontario, ca phone: 647.722.5301 x242 gpg id: EF9AAD20 http://www.starnix.com professional linux services & products _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list lpi-examdev@lpi.org http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
