Karel Zak composed on 2014-10-28 08:32 (UTC+0100): >> 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 Why isn't that in the man page? People trying to use a program aren't always able to Google an explanation of its man page minimalism. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html