Updated partition offset wiki
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@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ are non-zero. But to avoid any assumptions, all 32 kB get copied here.
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dd if=RIPLinux-9.3-non-X.iso bs=1K count=32 of=RIPLinux-9.3-non-X.sysarea
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dd if=RIPLinux-9.3-non-X.iso bs=1K count=32 of=RIPLinux-9.3-non-X.sysarea
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Normally the System Area file with its MBR is provided by the Syslinux
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installation under the name isohdp[fp]x*.bin .
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E.g. /usr/lib/syslinux/isohdpfx.bin
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The files of the image are made accessible for reading
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The files of the image are made accessible for reading
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mount -o loop RIPLinux-9.3-non-X.iso /mnt
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mount -o loop RIPLinux-9.3-non-X.iso /mnt
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@ -78,7 +82,7 @@ and plugged into a Debian system.
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yields
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yields
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Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
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Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
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/dev/sdb1 * 64 119215 59576 17 Hidden HPFS/NTFS
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/dev/sdb1 * 64 120831 60384 17 Hidden HPFS/NTFS
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I can mount /dev/sdb and /dev/sdb1 alike:
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I can mount /dev/sdb and /dev/sdb1 alike:
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@ -154,16 +158,6 @@ preparations.
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- If not to be marked bootable:
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- If not to be marked bootable:
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What equipment would the partition need to justify having the mark ?
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What equipment would the partition need to justify having the mark ?
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- I am still puzzled by the cylinder-head-sector ambiguity. How does a reader
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of the partition table determine the numbers for heads/cylinder and
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sectors/head ?
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fdisk tells about my /dev/sdb
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105 heads, 17 sectors/track, 2193 cylinders, total 3915776 sectors
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My partiton table rather was computed with 255 heads/cylinder, 63 sectors/head
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Debian does not mind the difference. (It uses the 32 bit LBAs, i assume.)
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