Re: Reasons to preseve X on tty7

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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.
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