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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:01:36 -0500
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Subject: Re: [9fans] usb disks in plan9
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> >> Usb disks don't know how to handle partitions.
> >> You have to use partfs IIRC or some other tool to
> >> partition it.
>
> Erm, every USB thumb drive, SD card, or CF card I've used has had a
> partition table. Memories of mounting the things under Windows are
> too distant to be useful, but OS X not only expects a partition
> table, I don't think it can 'prepare' a USB disk without one. Linux
> automounters expect a partition table too, whether the kernel-based
> automounter or whatever Gnome uses.
>
> Am I off target by a country mile here?

usb/disk was intended, not "Usb disks".  the filesystem usb/disk presents
does not do partitions.  of course the disk drive itself doesn't know or care
it's been partitioned.

- erik