--- util-linux-2.12a/fdisk/fdisk.8.sopwith 2004-08-20 14:46:47.062722632 -0400 +++ util-linux-2.12a/fdisk/fdisk.8 2004-08-20 14:47:12.496816302 -0400 @@ -149,12 +149,12 @@ this extra information even if the /U flag is given -- we consider this a bug in DOS FORMAT and DOS FDISK. -The bottom line is that if you use cfdisk or fdisk to change the size of a +The bottom line is that if you use fdisk to change the size of a DOS partition table entry, then you must also use .B dd to zero the first 512 bytes of that partition before using DOS FORMAT to -format the partition. For example, if you were using cfdisk to make a DOS -partition table entry for /dev/hda1, then (after exiting fdisk or cfdisk +format the partition. For example, if you were using disk to make a DOS +partition table entry for /dev/hda1, then (after exiting fdisk and rebooting Linux so that the partition table information is valid) you would use the command "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda1 bs=512 count=1" to zero the first 512 bytes of the partition. @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ For best results, you should always use an OS-specific partition table program. For example, you should make DOS partitions with the DOS FDISK -program and Linux partitions with the Linux fdisk or Linux cfdisk program. +program and Linux partitions with the Linux fdisk program. .SH OPTIONS .TP @@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ .\" Andreas Neuper (ANeuper@GUUG.de) .\" and many others. .SH "SEE ALSO" -.BR cfdisk (8), .BR mkfs (8), .BR parted (8), .BR sfdisk (8) --- util-linux-2.12a/sys-utils/rdev.8.sopwith 2004-08-20 11:35:56.740842004 -0400 +++ util-linux-2.12a/sys-utils/rdev.8 2004-08-20 11:38:38.291622818 -0400 @@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ .B ramsize command, the .B size -parameter specifies the size of the RAM disk in kilobytes. +parameter specifies the size of the RAM disk in kilobytes. 2.0.x kernels and newer dynamically allocate the ramdisk +and do not need this setting. For the .B rootflags @@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ .B rdev to act like .BR ramsize . +(Not relevant for 2.0.x and newer kernels.) .TP .B \-R Causes