Quoting Paolo Falcone ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > I was asking this since I was under the impression given the fact that > manipulation of the partition table of a disk being used necessitates > rebooting the machine to update the master boot record....
The concept of a "master boot record" as such is a result of using the IBM/Microsoft style of partition tables. So, if you're writing a BSD-style disklabel, it makes no sense (strictly speaking) to speak of that disk having an MBR. If you were booting Linux from a boot hard drive that's partitioned BSD-style, I figure you'd probably use a bootloader designed for that purpose, such as FreeBSD's BootEasy. (Please note that when I accidentally re-used a BSD disklabel on my Linux server, two years ago, I used the hard drive as /dev/sdb, i.e. NOT as a boot disk, but rather as the system's second hard drive.) -- Cheers, Why, yes, _of course_ I'm an elitist. Rick Moen Isn't everyone? [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
