On 2008/10/29 09:31 (GMT-0500) Bruno Wolff III composed: > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:14:23 -0400, > Felix Miata <mrmazda@xxxxxx> wrote: >> If you used labels, and if you did not use partitions as a backup strategy, >> and if you did not use partitions for multibooting various distros, in which >> case you had to either quit using Fedora altogether, or add a bunch of disks. > I saw somewhere (probably LWN) a mention that this limit was being lifted. It's getting there. This is from one of my openSUSE Factory boxes: # fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x65df4d9d Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 13 104391 17 Hidden HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda2 * 14 14 8032+ a OS/2 Boot Manager /dev/sda3 15 46 257040 6 FAT16 /dev/sda4 48 19456 155902792+ 5 Extended /dev/sda5 48 73 208813+ 83 Linux /dev/sda6 75 890 6554488+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/sda7 891 922 257008+ 6 FAT16 /dev/sda8 924 1054 1052226 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sda9 1055 1666 4915858+ 83 Linux /dev/sda10 1667 2278 4915858+ 83 Linux /dev/sda11 2279 2890 4915858+ 83 Linux /dev/sda12 2891 3094 1638598+ 83 Linux /dev/sda13 3095 3987 7172991 83 Linux /dev/sda14 3988 4017 240943+ 83 Linux /dev/sda15 4018 4157 1124518+ 83 Linux /dev/sda16 4158 4795 5124703+ 83 Linux /dev/sda17 14561 15172 4915858+ 83 Linux /dev/sda18 15173 15784 4915858+ 83 Linux /dev/sda19 15785 16396 4915858+ 83 Linux /dev/sda20 16397 17008 4915858+ 83 Linux /dev/sda21 17009 17620 4915858+ 83 Linux /dev/sda22 17621 18232 4915858+ 83 Linux /dev/sda23 18233 18844 4915858+ 83 Linux /dev/sda24 18845 19456 4915858+ 83 Linux # blkid | sort /dev/dm-11: LABEL="P06S16A" UUID="4049-D21E" TYPE="vfat" /dev/dm-12: LABEL="S16A-05boot" UUID="8b2a7ecc-0d71-434e-a4b9-2cc7a5313a7c" TYPE="ext2" /dev/dm-13: SEC_TYPE="msdos" LABEL="P07S16A" UUID="788D-75F6" TYPE="vfat" /dev/dm-14: LABEL="P06S16A" UUID="4049-D21E" TYPE="vfat" /dev/dm-15: TYPE="swap" LABEL="S16A-08swapper" UUID="1e29f127-cef6-4f18-9fe5-14b69e0a9141" /dev/dm-16: SEC_TYPE="msdos" LABEL="P07S16A" UUID="788D-75F6" TYPE="vfat" /dev/dm-17: LABEL="S16A-09cooker" UUID="317f1cc2-49ad-41f0-a7cf-f483d0ceb51f" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-18: TYPE="swap" LABEL="S16A-08swapper" UUID="1e29f127-cef6-4f18-9fe5-14b69e0a9141" /dev/dm-19: LABEL="S16A-10factory" UUID="ab2713d8-5c1d-4758-97c4-0905dabeca12" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-1: TYPE="hpfs" /dev/dm-20: LABEL="S16A-09cooker" UUID="317f1cc2-49ad-41f0-a7cf-f483d0ceb51f" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-21: LABEL="S16A-11rawhide" UUID="67908018-803c-4cc2-b978-fe3b3c34d729" TYPE="ext3" SEC_TYPE="ext2" /dev/dm-22: LABEL="S16A-10factory" UUID="ab2713d8-5c1d-4758-97c4-0905dabeca12" TYPE="ext3" SEC_TYPE="ext2" /dev/dm-23: LABEL="S16A-12home" UUID="af9a1d43-5154-4cb0-91d9-1a62d3050ef2" TYPE="ext3" SEC_TYPE="ext2" /dev/dm-24: LABEL="S16A-11rawhide" UUID="67908018-803c-4cc2-b978-fe3b3c34d729" TYPE="ext3" SEC_TYPE="ext2" /dev/dm-25: LABEL="S16A-13pub" UUID="3592b844-1697-45c5-9910-740a0b031509" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-26: LABEL="S16A-12home" UUID="af9a1d43-5154-4cb0-91d9-1a62d3050ef2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-27: LABEL="S16A-14srv" UUID="a2ab6e97-39e0-4e64-8698-1330ba7349ac" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-28: LABEL="S16A-13pub" UUID="3592b844-1697-45c5-9910-740a0b031509" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-29: LABEL="S16A-15usrlcl" UUID="f493be58-e847-49ad-924b-1387c6ddabfd" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-30: LABEL="S16A-14srv" UUID="a2ab6e97-39e0-4e64-8698-1330ba7349ac" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-31: LABEL="S16A-15usrlcl" UUID="f493be58-e847-49ad-924b-1387c6ddabfd" TYPE="ext3" SEC_TYPE="ext2" /dev/dm-32: LABEL="S16A-16usrsrc" UUID="b762cacc-06a8-4151-a025-0eaa6db921b1" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-33: LABEL="S16A-16usrsrc" UUID="b762cacc-06a8-4151-a025-0eaa6db921b1" TYPE="ext3" SEC_TYPE="ext2" /dev/dm-34: LABEL="S16A-suse100" UUID="d8e3f45a-3373-11dd-93b9-006094a32e3c" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-35: LABEL="S16A-suse100" UUID="d8e3f45a-3373-11dd-93b9-006094a32e3c" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-36: LABEL="S16A-suse101" UUID="d7207d78-3373-11dd-93b9-006094a32e3c" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-37: LABEL="S16A-suse101" UUID="d7207d78-3373-11dd-93b9-006094a32e3c" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-38: LABEL="S16A-suse102" UUID="d5edbab0-3373-11dd-93b9-006094a32e3c" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-39: LABEL="S16A-suse102" UUID="d5edbab0-3373-11dd-93b9-006094a32e3c" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-40: LABEL="S16A-suse103" UUID="d42d7e18-3373-11dd-93b9-006094a32e3c" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-41: LABEL="S16A-suse103" UUID="d42d7e18-3373-11dd-93b9-006094a32e3c" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-42: UUID="cae3706a-3373-11dd-93b9-006094a32e3c" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" LABEL="S16A-suse110" /dev/dm-43: UUID="cae3706a-3373-11dd-93b9-006094a32e3c" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" LABEL="S16A-suse110" /dev/dm-44: UUID="770a9e05-080a-4dc6-aa69-e1c974ec0a08" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-45: UUID="770a9e05-080a-4dc6-aa69-e1c974ec0a08" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-46: UUID="d8ec551b-66af-4add-af86-e518ea3c78df" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-47: UUID="d8ec551b-66af-4add-af86-e518ea3c78df" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-48: UUID="e2b4f204-3373-11dd-93b9-006094a32e3c" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" LABEL="S16A-mdv2008-1" /dev/dm-49: LABEL="S16A-mdv2008-1" UUID="e2b4f204-3373-11dd-93b9-006094a32e3c" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dm-4: TYPE="hpfs" /dev/dm-5: SEC_TYPE="msdos" LABEL="P03S16A" UUID="3C46-BA75" TYPE="vfat" /dev/dm-8: SEC_TYPE="msdos" LABEL="P03S16A" UUID="3C46-BA75" TYPE="vfat" /dev/dm-9: LABEL="S16A-05boot" UUID="8b2a7ecc-0d71-434e-a4b9-2cc7a5313a7c" TYPE="ext2" /dev/hda20: LABEL="S16A-20factory" UUID="cae3706a-3373-11dd-93b9-006094a32e3c" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/hda8: TYPE="swap" UUID="a7272cb8-e8a3-467c-85f6-5705302bf919" /dev/sda10: LABEL="S16A-10factory" UUID="ab2713d8-5c1d-4758-97c4-0905dabeca12" TYPE="ext3" /dev/sda11: LABEL="S16A-11rawhide" UUID="67908018-803c-4cc2-b978-fe3b3c34d729" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/sda12: LABEL="S16A-12home" UUID="af9a1d43-5154-4cb0-91d9-1a62d3050ef2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/sda13: LABEL="S16A-13pub" UUID="3592b844-1697-45c5-9910-740a0b031509" TYPE="ext3" /dev/sda14: LABEL="S16A-14srv" UUID="a2ab6e97-39e0-4e64-8698-1330ba7349ac" TYPE="ext3" /dev/sda15: LABEL="S16A-15usrlcl" UUID="f493be58-e847-49ad-924b-1387c6ddabfd" TYPE="ext3" /dev/sda1: TYPE="hpfs" /dev/sda3: SEC_TYPE="msdos" LABEL="P03S16A" UUID="3C46-BA75" TYPE="vfat" /dev/sda5: LABEL="S16A-05boot" UUID="8b2a7ecc-0d71-434e-a4b9-2cc7a5313a7c" TYPE="ext2" /dev/sda6: LABEL="P06S16A" UUID="4049-D21E" TYPE="vfat" /dev/sda7: SEC_TYPE="msdos" LABEL="P07S16A" UUID="788D-75F6" TYPE="vfat" /dev/sda8: TYPE="swap" LABEL="S16A-08swapper" UUID="1e29f127-cef6-4f18-9fe5-14b69e0a9141" /dev/sda9: LABEL="S16A-09cooker" UUID="317f1cc2-49ad-41f0-a7cf-f483d0ceb51f" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" # cat /etc/mtab | sort | grep , /dev/dm-12 /disks/hda/boot ext2 rw,noatime,nodiratime,noacl 0 0 /dev/dm-14 /disks/D vfat rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,dmask=0000,fmask=0111,utf8=true 0 0 /dev/dm-16 /disks/E msdos rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,dmask=0000,fmask=0111 0 0 /dev/dm-19 / ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,acl 0 0 /dev/dm-20 /disks/hda/cooker ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,noacl 0 0 /dev/dm-21 /disks/hda/fedora ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,noacl 0 0 /dev/dm-23 /home ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,acl 0 0 /dev/dm-25 /pub ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,acl 0 0 /dev/dm-27 /srv ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,noacl 0 0 /dev/dm-29 /usr/local ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,noacl 0 0 /dev/dm-32 /usr/src ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,noacl 0 0 /dev/dm-34 /disks/hda/suse100 ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,noacl 0 0 /dev/dm-36 /disks/hda/suse101 ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,noacl 0 0 /dev/dm-38 /disks/hda/suse102 ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,noacl 0 0 /dev/dm-40 /disks/hda/suse103 ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,noacl 0 0 /dev/dm-42 /disks/hda/suse110 ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,noacl 0 0 /dev/dm-48 /disks/hda/mdv2008-1 ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,noacl 0 0 /dev/dm-8 /disks/C msdos rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,dmask=0000,fmask=0111 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,mode=0620,gid=5 0 0 # cat /etc/mtab | sort | grep , | wc -l 19 It would be more than 19 if not for unformatted partitions, unmountable 0x0A, & broken hpfs mounting under device mapper. -- "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry." James 1:19 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
