From: hpa@ahab.eecs.nwu.edu (H. Peter Anvin N9ITP) Subject: Re: Linux and extended partitions Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1993 18:18:40 GMT
In article <1918@yetti.UUCP> of comp.os.linux,
frank@cs.yorku.ca (Frank Pikelner) writes:
> Can Linux or any of the additional file systems recognise extended partitions
> on a hard drive?
Linux does. That's all you need. The extended partition on /dev/hda,
for example, if one is found, maps to devices /dev/hdaX where X >= 5.
Similarly of course for /dev/hdb, /dev/xda, and /dev/sdd etc ad
nauseam.
/hpa
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