slice.hlp revision 10882 
1This is the Main Partition (or ``Slice'') Editor.
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3Possible commands are printed at the bottom, and the Master Boot Record
4contents are at the top.  You can move up and down with the arrow keys
5and can (C)reate a new partition whenever the "bar" is over a partition
6whose type is set to "unused".
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8The flags field has the following legend:
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10        '='  -- Partition is properly aligned.
11        '>'  -- The partition doesn't end before cylinder 1024
12        'R'  -- Has been marked as containing the root (/) filesystem
13        'B'  -- Partition employs BAD144 bad-spot handling
14        'C'  -- This is the FreeBSD 2.0-compatibility partition (default)
15        'A'  -- This partition is marked active.
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17If you select a partition for Bad144 handling, it will be scanned
18for bad blocks before any new filesystems are made on it.
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20If no partition is marked Active, you will need to either install
21a Boot Manager (the option for which will be presented later in the
22installation) or set one Active before leaving this screen.
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24To leave this screen, type `Q'.
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26No actual changes will be made to the disk until you (C)ommit from the
27Install menu!  You're working with what is essentially a copy of
28the disk label(s), both here and in the Label Editor.
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