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5config PARTITION_ADVANCED
6 bool "Advanced partition selection"
7 help
8 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
9 were partitioned under an operating system running on a different
10 architecture than your Linux system.
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12 Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
13 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
14 the questions about foreign partitioning schemes.
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16 If unsure, say N.
17
18config ACORN_PARTITION
19 bool "Acorn partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
20 default y if ARCH_ACORN
21 help
22 Support hard disks partitioned under Acorn operating systems.
23
24config ACORN_PARTITION_CUMANA
25 bool "Cumana partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
26 default y if ARCH_ACORN
27 depends on ACORN_PARTITION
28 help
29 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
30 were partitioned using the Cumana interface on Acorn machines.
31
32config ACORN_PARTITION_EESOX
33 bool "EESOX partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
34 default y if ARCH_ACORN
35 depends on ACORN_PARTITION
36
37config ACORN_PARTITION_ICS
38 bool "ICS partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
39 default y if ARCH_ACORN
40 depends on ACORN_PARTITION
41 help
42 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
43 were partitioned using the ICS interface on Acorn machines.
44
45config ACORN_PARTITION_ADFS
46 bool "Native filecore partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
47 default y if ARCH_ACORN
48 depends on ACORN_PARTITION
49 help
50 The Acorn Disc Filing System is the standard file system of the
51 RiscOS operating system which runs on Acorn's ARM-based Risc PC
52 systems and the Acorn Archimedes range of machines. If you say
53 `Y' here, Linux will support disk partitions created under ADFS.
54
55config ACORN_PARTITION_POWERTEC
56 bool "PowerTec partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
57 default y if ARCH_ACORN
58 depends on ACORN_PARTITION
59 help
60 Support reading partition tables created on Acorn machines using
61 the PowerTec SCSI drive.
62
63config ACORN_PARTITION_RISCIX
64 bool "RISCiX partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
65 default y if ARCH_ACORN
66 depends on ACORN_PARTITION
67 help
68 Once upon a time, there was a native Unix port for the Acorn series
69 of machines called RISCiX. If you say 'Y' here, Linux will be able
70 to read disks partitioned under RISCiX.
71
72config AIX_PARTITION
73 bool "AIX basic partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
74 help
75 Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk
76 partition table format used by IBM or Motorola PowerPC machines
77 running AIX. AIX actually uses a Logical Volume Manager, where
78 "logical volumes" can be spread across one or multiple disks,
79 but this driver works only for the simple case of partitions which
80 are contiguous.
81 Otherwise, say N.
82
83config OSF_PARTITION
84 bool "Alpha OSF partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
85 default y if ALPHA
86 help
87 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
88 were partitioned on an Alpha machine.
89
90config AMIGA_PARTITION
91 bool "Amiga partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
92 default y if (AMIGA || AFFS_FS=y)
93 help
94 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
95 were partitioned under AmigaOS.
96
97config ATARI_PARTITION
98 bool "Atari partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
99 default y if ATARI
100 help
101 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
102 were partitioned under the Atari OS.
103
104config IBM_PARTITION
105 bool "IBM disk label and partition support"
106 depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && S390
107 help
108 Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk
109 partition table format used by IBM DASD disks operating under CMS.
110 Otherwise, say N.
111
112config MAC_PARTITION
113 bool "Macintosh partition map support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
114 default y if (MAC || PPC_PMAC)
115 help
116 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
117 were partitioned on a Macintosh.
118
119config MSDOS_PARTITION
120 bool "PC BIOS (MSDOS partition tables) support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
121 default y
122 help
123 Say Y here.
124
125config BSD_DISKLABEL
126 bool "BSD disklabel (FreeBSD partition tables) support"
127 depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && MSDOS_PARTITION
128 help
129 FreeBSD uses its own hard disk partition scheme on your PC. It
130 requires only one entry in the primary partition table of your disk
131 and manages it similarly to DOS extended partitions, putting in its
132 first sector a new partition table in BSD disklabel format. Saying Y
133 here allows you to read these disklabels and further mount FreeBSD
134 partitions from within Linux if you have also said Y to "UFS
135 file system support", above. If you don't know what all this is
136 about, say N.
137
138config MINIX_SUBPARTITION
139 bool "Minix subpartition support"
140 depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && MSDOS_PARTITION
141 help
142 Minix 2.0.0/2.0.2 subpartition table support for Linux.
143 Say Y here if you want to mount and use Minix 2.0.0/2.0.2
144 subpartitions.
145
146config SOLARIS_X86_PARTITION
147 bool "Solaris (x86) partition table support"
148 depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && MSDOS_PARTITION
149 help
150 Like most systems, Solaris x86 uses its own hard disk partition
151 table format, incompatible with all others. Saying Y here allows you
152 to read these partition tables and further mount Solaris x86
153 partitions from within Linux if you have also said Y to "UFS
154 file system support", above.
155
156config UNIXWARE_DISKLABEL
157 bool "Unixware slices support"
158 depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && MSDOS_PARTITION
159 help
160 Like some systems, UnixWare uses its own slice table inside a
161 partition (VTOC - Virtual Table of Contents). Its format is
162 incompatible with all other OSes. Saying Y here allows you to read
163 VTOC and further mount UnixWare partitions read-only from within
164 Linux if you have also said Y to "UFS file system support" or
165 "System V and Coherent file system support", above.
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167 This is mainly used to carry data from a UnixWare box to your
168 Linux box via a removable medium like magneto-optical, ZIP or
169 removable IDE drives. Note, however, that a good portable way to
170 transport files and directories between unixes (and even other
171 operating systems) is given by the tar program ("man tar" or
172 preferably "info tar").
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174 If you don't know what all this is about, say N.
175
176config LDM_PARTITION
177 bool "Windows Logical Disk Manager (Dynamic Disk) support"
178 depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED
179 help
180 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
181 were partitioned using Windows 2000's/XP's or Vista's Logical Disk
182 Manager. They are also known as "Dynamic Disks".
183
184 Note this driver only supports Dynamic Disks with a protective MBR
185 label, i.e. DOS partition table. It does not support GPT labelled
186 Dynamic Disks yet as can be created with Vista.
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188 Windows 2000 introduced the concept of Dynamic Disks to get around
189 the limitations of the PC's partitioning scheme. The Logical Disk
190 Manager allows the user to repartition a disk and create spanned,
191 mirrored, striped or RAID volumes, all without the need for
192 rebooting.
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194 Normal partitions are now called Basic Disks under Windows 2000, XP,
195 and Vista.
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197 For a fuller description read <file:Documentation/admin-guide/ldm.rst>.
198
199 If unsure, say N.
200
201config LDM_DEBUG
202 bool "Windows LDM extra logging"
203 depends on LDM_PARTITION
204 help
205 Say Y here if you would like LDM to log verbosely. This could be
206 helpful if the driver doesn't work as expected and you'd like to
207 report a bug.
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209 If unsure, say N.
210
211config SGI_PARTITION
212 bool "SGI partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
213 default y if DEFAULT_SGI_PARTITION
214 help
215 Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk
216 partition table format used by SGI machines.
217
218config ULTRIX_PARTITION
219 bool "Ultrix partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
220 default y if MACH_DECSTATION
221 help
222 Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk
223 partition table format used by DEC (now Compaq) Ultrix machines.
224 Otherwise, say N.
225
226config SUN_PARTITION
227 bool "Sun partition tables support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
228 default y if (SPARC || SUN3 || SUN3X)
229 help
230 Like most systems, SunOS uses its own hard disk partition table
231 format, incompatible with all others. Saying Y here allows you to
232 read these partition tables and further mount SunOS partitions from
233 within Linux if you have also said Y to "UFS file system support",
234 above. This is mainly used to carry data from a SPARC under SunOS to
235 your Linux box via a removable medium like magneto-optical or ZIP
236 drives; note however that a good portable way to transport files and
237 directories between unixes (and even other operating systems) is
238 given by the tar program ("man tar" or preferably "info tar"). If
239 you don't know what all this is about, say N.
240
241config KARMA_PARTITION
242 bool "Karma Partition support"
243 depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED
244 help
245 Say Y here if you would like to mount the Rio Karma MP3 player, as it
246 uses a proprietary partition table.
247
248config EFI_PARTITION
249 bool "EFI GUID Partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
250 default y
251 select CRC32
252 help
253 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
254 were partitioned using EFI GPT.
255
256config SYSV68_PARTITION
257 bool "SYSV68 partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
258 default y if VME
259 help
260 Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk
261 partition table format used by Motorola Delta machines (using
262 sysv68).
263 Otherwise, say N.
264
265config CMDLINE_PARTITION
266 bool "Command line partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
267 select BLK_CMDLINE_PARSER
268 help
269 Say Y here if you want to read the partition table from bootargs.
270 The format for the command line is just like mtdparts.
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