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diff --git a/da/partitioning/partition/sparc.xml b/da/partitioning/partition/sparc.xml deleted file mode 100644 index f4996a519..000000000 --- a/da/partitioning/partition/sparc.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- original version: 11648 untranslated --> - - - <sect2 arch="sparc"><title>Partitioning for &arch-title;</title> -<para> - -Make sure you create a <quote>Sun disk label</quote> on your boot disk. This is -the only kind of partition scheme that the OpenBoot PROM understands, -and so it's the only scheme from which you can boot. The -<keycap>s</keycap> key is used in <command>fdisk</command> to -create Sun disk labels. - -</para><para> - -Furthermore, on &arch-title; disks, make sure your first partition on -your boot disk starts at cylinder 0. While this is required, it also -means that the first partition will contain the partition table and -the boot block, which are the first two sectors of the disk. You must -<emphasis>not</emphasis> put swap on the first partition of the boot -drive, since swap partitions do not preserve the first few sectors of -the partition. You can put Ext2 or UFS partitions there; these will -leave the partition table and the boot block alone. - -</para><para> - -It is also advised that the third partition should be of type <quote>Whole -disk</quote> (type 5), and contain the entire disk (from the first cylinder -to the last). This is simply a convention of Sun disk labels, and -helps the <command>SILO</command> boot loader keep its bearings. - -</para> - </sect2>
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