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	Here is a real-life example. Let's assume you have a system with 2 SCSI disks, one at SCSI address 2 and the other at SCSI address 4. The first disk (at address 2) is then named <filename>sda</filename>, and the second <filename>sdb</filename>. If the <filename>sda</filename> drive has 3 partitions on it, these will be named <filename>sda1</filename>, <filename>sda2</filename>, and <filename>sda3</filename>. The same applies to the <filename>sdb</filename> disk and its partitions.
	Note that if you have two SCSI host bus adapters (i.e., controllers), the order of the drives can get confusing. The best solution in this case is to watch the boot messages, assuming you know the drive models and/or capacities.
	Linux represents the primary partitions as the drive name, plus the numbers 1 through 4. For example, the first primary partition on the first drive is <filename>/dev/sda1</filename>. The logical partitions are numbered starting at 5, so the first logical partition on that same drive is <filename>/dev/sda5</filename>. Remember that the extended partition, that is, the primary partition holding the logical partitions, is not usable by itself.
	The partitions on each disk are represented by appending a decimal number to the disk name: <filename>dasda1</filename> and <filename>dasda2</filename> represent the first and second partitions of the first DASD device in your system.
	&debian; Partitioning Programs
	Several varieties of partitioning programs have been adapted by &debian; developers to work on various types of hard disks and computer architectures. Following is a list of the program(s) applicable for your architecture.
	Recommended partitioning tool in &debian;. This Swiss army knife can also resize partitions, create filesystems <phrase arch="any-x86"> (<quote>format</quote> in Windows speak)</phrase> and assign them to the mountpoints.
	The original Linux disk partitioner, good for gurus.
	Be careful if you have existing FreeBSD partitions on your machine. The installation kernels include support for these partitions, but the way that <command>fdisk</command> represents them (or not) can make the device names differ. See the <ulink url="&url-linux-freebsd;">Linux+FreeBSD HOWTO</ulink>.
	A simple-to-use, full-screen disk partitioner for the rest of us.
	Note that <command>cfdisk</command> doesn't understand FreeBSD partitions at all, and, again, device names may differ as a result.

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