Re: Use of disklabel, MBR and GPT

[Rocky Hotas <rockyhotas%firemail.cc@localhost>]

On ott 16 12:47, Greg Troxel wrote:

> >  - if you need the disk to be accessible from other systems, you need to
> >    use a partitioning scheme they understand. MBR works for DOS and older
> >    windows, GPT works for nearly everything newer. Disklabel only works
> >    for older Unix systems or NetBSD.
> 
> Very true, but also: If the disk needs to be readable by some  device
> which of course has a microcontroller but isn't a "real computer", it's
> very likely it can only deal with MBR.  Examples are Garmin GPS
> receivers, cameras, and things like that.

Amazing! I never worked with that, so could't guess it. A very good
point!

Rocky