Re: Two Lenny problems
On 10-03-03 02:21:22, Cecil Knutson wrote:
> Tony,
> >
> > Modern kernels use SCSI emulation for ATA and are restricted to 16
> > partitions per drive, so don't go wild here. (LVM is not
> > affected.) The reduced limit has been a problem for some Fedora
> > users.
>
> But the Dell has SATA, does that make a difference in the number of
> partitions?
Not at all. PATA, SATA, and SCSI are all using SCSI commands, so SCSI
emulation is now used by the kernel driver, limiting the number of
partitions to 16. This change comes from libata, and is in effect if
your disks are named /dev/sdx rather than /dev/hdx.
Only ask your question once.
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