--- wikisrc/guide/raidframe.mdwn 2013/04/23 22:59:14 1.11 +++ wikisrc/guide/raidframe.mdwn 2013/04/29 16:45:04 1.12 @@ -523,16 +523,16 @@ On sparc64: a: start cyl = 0, size = 19541088 (19386/0/0 - 9541.55Mb) c: start cyl = 0, size = 19541088 (19386/0/0 - 9541.55Mb) -*Note*: On i386, the `c:` and `d:` slices are reserved. `c:` represents the -NetBSD portion of the disk. `d:` represents the entire disk. Because we want to -allocate the entire NetBSD MBR partition to RAID, and because `a:` resides -within the bounds of `c:`, the `a:` and `c:` slices have same size and offset -values and sizes. The offset must start at a track boundary (an increment of -sectors matching the sectors/track value in the disk label). On sparc64 however, -`c:` represents the entire NetBSD partition in the Sun disk label and `d:` is -not reserved. Also note that sparc64's `c:` and `a:` require no offset from the -beginning of the disk, however if they should need to be, the offset must start -at a cylinder boundary (an increment of sectors matching the sectors/cylinder +*Note*: On i386, the `c:` and `d:` slices are reserved. `c:` represents the +NetBSD portion of the disk. `d:` represents the entire disk. Because we want to +allocate the entire NetBSD MBR partition to RAID, and because `a:` resides +within the bounds of `c:`, the `a:` and `c:` slices have same size and offset +values. The offset must start at a track boundary (an increment of sectors +matching the sectors/track value in the disk label). On sparc64 however, `c:` +represents the entire NetBSD partition in the Sun disk label and `d:` is not +reserved. Also note that sparc64's `c:` and `a:` require no offset from the +beginning of the disk, however if they should need to be, the offset must start +at a cylinder boundary (an increment of sectors matching the sectors/cylinder value). ### Initializing the RAID Device