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.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd October 4, 1996
.Dd April 18, 2002
.Dt FDISK 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm fdisk
.Nd PC slice table maintenance program
.Nd PC slice table maintenance utility
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl BIaistu
.Op Fl b Ar bootcode
.Op Fl 1234
.Op Ar disk
.Bl -tag -width time
.Nm
.Fl f Ar configfile
.Op Fl itv
@ -24,34 +23,41 @@ Sector 0 of the disk must contain boot code,
a slice table,
and a magic number.
BIOS slices can be used to break the disk up into several pieces.
The BIOS brings in sector 0 and verifies the magic number. The sector
The BIOS brings in sector 0 and verifies the magic number.
The sector
0 boot code then searches the slice table to determine which
slice is marked
.Em active .
.Dq active .
This boot code then brings in the bootstrap from the
.Em active
slice and, if marked bootable, runs it.
Under DOS,
you can have one or more slices with one
.Em active .
The DOS
active slice and, if marked bootable, runs it.
Under
.Tn DOS ,
you can have one or more slices with one active.
The
.Tn DOS
.Nm
program can be used to divide space on the disk into slices and set one
.Em active .
utility can be used to divide space on the disk into slices and set one
active.
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fx
program,
utility,
.Nm ,
serves a similar purpose to the DOS program. The first form is used to
serves a similar purpose to the
.Tn DOS
utility.
The first form is used to
display slice information or to interactively edit the slice
table. The second is used to write a slice table using a
.Ar configfile
table.
The second is used to write a slice table using a
.Ar configfile ,
and is designed to be used by other scripts/programs.
.Pp
Options are:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl a
Change the active slice only. Ignored if
Change the active slice only.
Ignored if
.Fl f
is given.
.It Fl b Ar bootcode
@ -60,8 +66,8 @@ Get the boot code from the file
Default is
.Pa /boot/mbr .
.It Fl B
Reinitialize the boot code contained in sector 0 of the disk. Ignored
if
Reinitialize the boot code contained in sector 0 of the disk.
Ignored if
.Fl f
is given.
.It Fl f Ar configfile
@ -72,13 +78,17 @@ The
always modifies existing slices, unless
.Fl i
is also given, in which case all existing slices are deleted (marked
as "unused") before the
as
.Dq unused )
before the
.Ar configfile
is read. The
is read.
The
.Ar configfile
can be "-", in which case
.Ar stdin
is read. See
can be
.Sq Fl ,
in which case standard input is read.
See
.Sx CONFIGURATION FILE ,
below, for file syntax.
.Pp
@ -86,9 +96,11 @@ below, for file syntax.
when
.Fl f
is used, you are not asked if you really want to write the slices
table (as you are in the interactive mode). Use with caution!
table (as you are in the interactive mode).
Use with caution!
.It Fl i
Initialize sector 0 of the disk. This implies
Initialize sector 0 of the disk.
This implies
.Fl u ,
unless
.Fl f
@ -101,37 +113,42 @@ slice covering the entire disk.
.It Fl s
Print summary information and exit.
.It Fl t
Test mode; do not write slice values. Generally used with the
Test mode; do not write slice values.
Generally used with the
.Fl f
option to see what would be written to the slice table. Implies
option to see what would be written to the slice table.
Implies
.Fl v .
.It Fl u
Is used for updating (editing) sector 0 of the disk. Ignored if
Is used for updating (editing) sector 0 of the disk.
Ignored if
.Fl f
is given.
.It Fl v
Be verbose. When
Be verbose.
When
.Fl f
is used,
.Nm
prints out the slice table that is written to the disk.
.It Fl 1234
Operate on a single fdisk entry only. Ignored if
Operate on a single slice table entry only.
Ignored if
.Fl f
is given.
.El
.Pp
The final disk name can be provided as a
.Sq bare
.Dq bare
disk name only, e.g.\&
.Ql da0 ,
.Pa da0 ,
or as a full pathname.
If omitted,
.Nm
tries to figure out the default disk device name from the
mounted root device.
.Pp
When called with no arguments, it prints the sector 0 partition table.
When called with no arguments, it prints the sector 0 slice table.
An example follows:
.Bd -literal
******* Working on device /dev/ad0 *******
@ -165,23 +182,32 @@ An example follows:
The disk is divided into three slices that happen to fill the disk.
The second slice overlaps the end of the first.
(Used for debugging purposes.)
.Bl -tag -width "cyl, sector and head"
.It Em "sysid"
.Bl -tag -width ".Em cyl , sector No and Em head"
.It Em sysid
is used to label the slice.
.Fx
reserves the
magic number 165 decimal (A5 in hex).
.It Em start No and Em size
.It Xo
.Em start
and
.Em size
.Xc
fields provide the start address
and size of a slice in sectors.
.It Em "flag 80"
specifies that this is the active slice.
.It Em cyl , sector No and Em head
.It Xo
.Em cyl , sector
and
.Em head
.Xc
fields are used to specify the beginning and end addresses of the slice.
.It Em Note :
.El
.Pp
.Em Note :
these numbers are calculated using BIOS's understanding of the disk geometry
and saved in the bootblock.
.El
.Pp
The
.Fl i
@ -197,8 +223,9 @@ In this mode, no changes will be written to disk unless you explicitly tell
.Nm
to.
.Pp
.Nm Fdisk
will display each slice and ask whether you want to edit it.
The
.Nm
utility will display each slice and ask whether you want to edit it.
If you say yes,
.Nm
will step through each field, show you the old value,
@ -206,8 +233,7 @@ and ask you for a new one.
When you are done with the slice,
.Nm
will display it and ask you whether it is correct.
.Nm Fdisk
will then proceed to the next entry.
It will then proceed to the next entry.
.Pp
Getting the
.Em cyl , sector ,
@ -219,7 +245,7 @@ you can specify them if you choose to though.
.Pp
After all the slices are processed,
you are given the option to change the
.Em active
.Dq active
slice.
Finally, when all the new data for sector 0 has been accumulated,
you are asked to confirm whether you really want to rewrite it.
@ -234,7 +260,9 @@ the
flag just edits (updates) the fields as they appear on the disk,
while the
.Fl i
flag is used to "initialize" sector 0;
flag is used to
.Dq initialize
sector 0;
it will set up the last BIOS slice to use the whole disk for
.Fx
and make it active.
@ -263,7 +291,8 @@ You should run
.Nm
interactively once or twice to see how it works.
This is completely safe as long as you answer the last question
in the negative. There are subtleties that
in the negative.
There are subtleties that
.Nm
detects that are not fully explained in this manual page.
.Sh CONFIGURATION FILE
@ -274,34 +303,23 @@ from a
.Ar configfile .
The syntax of this file is very simple;
each line is either a comment or a specification, as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Xo
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Ic # Ar comment ...
Lines beginning with a
.Ic #
.Ar comment ...
.Xc
Lines beginning with a "#" are comments and are ignored.
.It Xo
.Ic g
.Ar spec1
.Ar spec2
.Ar spec3
.Xc
Set the BIOS geometry used in slice calculations. There must be
are comments and are ignored.
.It Ic g Ar spec1 spec2 spec3
Set the BIOS geometry used in slice calculations.
There must be
three values specified, with a letter preceding each number:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.Sm off
.It Cm c Ar num
.Sm on
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Cm c Ns Ar num
Set the number of cylinders to
.Ar num .
.Sm off
.It Cm h Ar num
.Sm on
.It Cm h Ns Ar num
Set the number of heads to
.Ar num .
.Sm off
.It Cm s Ar num
.Sm on
.It Cm s Ns Ar num
Set the number of sectors/track to
.Ar num .
.El
@ -320,9 +338,12 @@ It is an error if the following is not true:
.Ed
.Pp
The number of cylinders should be less than or equal to 1024, but this
is not enforced, although a warning will be printed. Note that bootable
is not enforced, although a warning will be printed.
Note that bootable
.Fx
slices (the "/" filesystem) must lie completely within the
slices (the
.Dq Pa /
filesystem) must lie completely within the
first 1024 cylinders; if this is not true, booting may fail.
Non-bootable slices do not have this restriction.
.Pp
@ -333,13 +354,7 @@ g c1019 h39 s63
g h39 c1019 s63
g s63 h39 c1019
.Ed
.It Xo
.Ic p
.Ar slice
.Ar type
.Ar start
.Ar length
.Xc
.It Ic p Ar slice type start length
Set the slice given by
.Ar slice
(1-4) to type
@ -351,13 +366,20 @@ for
sectors.
.Pp
Only those slices explicitly mentioned by these lines are modified;
any slice not referenced by a "p" line will not be modified.
any slice not referenced by a
.Ic p
line will not be modified.
However, if an invalid slice table is present, or the
.Fl i
option is specified, all existing slice entries will be cleared
(marked as unused), and these "p" lines will have to be used to
explicitly set slice information. If multiple slices need to be
set, multiple "p" lines must be specified; one for each slice.
(marked as unused), and these
.Ic p
lines will have to be used to
explicitly set slice information.
If multiple slices need to be
set, multiple
.Ic p
lines must be specified; one for each slice.
.Pp
These slice lines must occur after any geometry specification lines,
if one is present.
@ -366,9 +388,12 @@ The
.Ar type
is 165 for
.Fx
slices. Specifying a slice type of zero is
slices.
Specifying a slice type of zero is
the same as clearing the slice and marking it as unused; however,
dummy values (such as "0") must still be specified for
dummy values (such as
.Dq 0 )
must still be specified for
.Ar start
and
.Ar length .
@ -378,9 +403,8 @@ necessary, and the end offset will be rounded downwards to a cylinder
boundary if necessary.
.Pp
Example: to clear slice 4 and mark it as unused:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
p 4 0 0 0
.Ed
.Pp
.Dl "p 4 0 0 0"
.Pp
Example: to set slice 1 to a
.Fx
@ -388,28 +412,23 @@ slice, starting at sector 1
for 2503871 sectors (note: these numbers will be rounded upwards and
downwards to correspond to head and cylinder boundaries):
.Pp
.Bd -literal -offset indent
p 1 165 1 2503871
.Ed
.Dl "p 1 165 1 2503871"
.Pp
.It Xo
.Ic a
.Ar slice
.Xc
.It Ic a Ar slice
Make
.Ar slice
the active slice. Can occur anywhere in the config file, but only
the active slice.
Can occur anywhere in the config file, but only
one must be present.
.Pp
Example: to make slice 1 the active slice:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
a 1
.Ed
.Pp
.Dl "a 1"
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /boot/mbr -compact
.Bl -tag -width ".Pa /boot/mbr" -compact
.It Pa /boot/mbr
The default boot code
The default boot code.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr boot0cfg 8 ,
@ -417,16 +436,18 @@ The default boot code
.Xr newfs 8
.Sh BUGS
The default boot code will not necessarily handle all slice types
correctly, in particular those introduced since MS-DOS 6.x.
correctly, in particular those introduced since
.Tn MS-DOS
6.x.
.Pp
The entire program should be made more user-friendly.
The entire utility should be made more user-friendly.
.Pp
Most users new to
.Fx
do not understand the difference between
.Ar slice
.Dq slice
and
.Ar partition
.Dq partition ,
causing difficulty to adjust.
.Pp
You cannot use this command to completely dedicate a disk to