NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #19/NN_1992_19.iso/spool/comp/sys/sgi/13149

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From: [e-mail] (Brent L. Bates ViGYAN AAD/TAB)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: How to build a System-Disk ??
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Date: 1 Sep 92 15:18:01 GMT
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  I think the documentation has gotten worse in most respects as far as
`Upgrading' from 3.3.X to 4.0.1.  There needs to be a COMPLETE index in
the back of all the manuals.  Most of the time you have to page through
the manual to find anything, the index is a little better than useless.
     One positive item, using fx to repartition a disk is GREAT.  I found
the easiest way to partition a disk was to use all the defaults for a
first pass, then go back and make adjustments as necessary.  Being able
to specify partition sizes in Mb is soo much easier than fiddling with
sectors/tracks etc.
     (After formatting and partitioning disks a half dozen times, it starts
to be come even easier, ;-))

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