Subject: Re: changes *read*
To: None <amiga-dev@sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu>
From: Ty Sarna <tsarna@endicor.com>
List: amiga-dev
Date: 06/03/1994 13:21:00
In article <9406030821.AA02452@pirol.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de> markus@TechFak.Uni-Bielefeld.DE (Markus Illenseer) writes:
> Will these changes enable me to mount a drive formatted and partitioned
> on a, say, Sun3 running NetBSD?
Probably not, because the Sun3 uses Sun disklabels, not RDBs. It's
possible the NetBSD/amiga disklabel code could be changed to support
both, though. (look for RDSK in RDB_LOCATION_LIMIT first blocks, if not
found then try to read a sun disklabel instead of giving up).
--
Ty Sarna "It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a
tsarna@endicor.com reputation for subtlety" -- Salvor Hardin
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