On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 01:53:30AM -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
> dE composed on 2014-10-28 10:00 (UTC+0530):
>
> > But I also think this fdisk 2048 behavior should be removed now or at
> > least provide a switch for the same and document this in the man page.
>
> There is a switch:
>
> -c , --compatibility[=mode]
Please, don't use this option. You can move the first sector of the
first partition in expert menu by command 'b'.
> The man page does fail to explain what dos mode actually means.
- start at sector 63
- care about CHS in partition table
- extra checks for alignment to be compatible with CHS addressing
Karel
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