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- From: devans@ccubb.com (David Evans)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: can the amiga partition and format SCSI
- Date: Mon, 8 Apr 96 08:00:02
- Organization: Sysop of CCUBB.COM
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- On Sat 6-Apr-1996 6:57p, Daniel Ortmann wrote:
- DO> Here is what I want to do:
- DO> - partition 50MB for backup NetBSD root
- DO> - about 600MB for the Amiga FFS
- DO> - 640MB for NetBSD (50MB root, 80MB swap, the rest for usr)
- DO> - and the rest of the drive Amiga FFS
-
- DO> Question:
- DO> - Does the Amiga have problems with large partitions?
- DO> - Which of the above partitions should be marked 'bootable'?
- DO> - Which should be "automounted"?
-
- The amiga has problems with very large hard drives depending on your operating
- system level. No matter which version, you should be able to handle drive
- sizes upto 2gig. To exceed 2gig in TOTAL size (not just partition size), I
- belive you need 3.1 OS. To exceed 4gig in total drive size, you can't use
- FFS.
-
- In your above situation, I would make ONLY your FFS partitions bootable (and
- only the one you really need). As to auto-mounting? Your FFS partitions only
- are needed. I would also arrange your HD so that the BSD partitions are AFTER
- your FFS partitions. I.E:
-
- 600mb FFS
- xxxmb large FFS partition
- 50mb NetBSD Root
- 640MB NetBSD
-
- Note: To get my 4.3Gig drive formatted and working, I had to go to AFS. I
- have found 16.15ds to work great so far!
-