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@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ the "top-level" partition number, 'part2' specifies a "sub-partition" in
the top-level partition, etc. Partition numbers always start from zero.
Unused partition bytes must be set to 0xFF. For example, if the disk is
partitioned using a simple one-level DOS partitioning scheme, then 'part1'
contains the DOS partition number, and 'part2' and 'part3' are both zero.
contains the DOS partition number, and 'part2' and 'part3' are both 0xFF.
As another example, if a disk is partitioned first into DOS partitions, and
then one of those DOS partitions is subdivided into several BSD partitions
using BSD's "disklabel" strategy, then 'part1' contains the DOS partition
@ -412,13 +412,13 @@ number, 'part2' contains the BSD sub-partition within that DOS partition,
and 'part3' is 0xFF.<P>
DOS extended partitions are indicated as partition numbers starting from 4
and increasing, rather than as nested sub-partitions, even though the
and increasing, rather than as nested sub-partitions, even though the
underlying disk layout of extended partitions is hierarchical in nature.
For example, if the boot loader boots from the second extended partition
on a disk partitioned in conventional DOS style, then 'part1' will be 5,
and 'part2' and 'part3' will both be 0xFF.<P>
If bit 2 of the flags longword is set, the 'cmdline' field is valid, and
If bit 2 of the flags longword is set, the 'cmdline' field is valid, and
contains the physical address of the the command line to be passed to the
kernel. The command line is a normal C-style null-terminated string.<P>
@ -661,4 +661,3 @@ area.<P>
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