At 9:42 PM -0600 2/21/01, David Rogers wrote:
>Actually, I did newfs the c partition.  I wanted to use the whole 4 gigs for
>my /usr and nothing objected at all.
>
>Dave Rogers
>
> > On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Henry B. Hotz wrote:
> >
> >>> Mac68k systems ALWAYS have the whole disk as partition c, regardless of
> >>> the partition map or disklabel on there.
> >>
> >> Just an odd thought:  Could you newfs the c partition and mount it to
> >> use the whole disk as a single partition?  Probably something would
> >> object. . .
> >
> > Depends on how many Apple partitions are on the drive. Assuming none,
> > the Apple partition map will take up only the first three sectors (one
> > since it's an Apple partition map, one for the Partition map entry, and
> > one for the free space entry for the rest of the disk).

Actually I was thinking more of the case where the drive was 
completely blank:  no APM at all.  In that case though the disklabel 
code would probably have a fit and you wouldn't be able to see a 'c' 
partition in the first place I'm guessing.


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