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In article <bill-0401961213440001@129.197.20.15>,
bill@clavin.lmsc.lockheed.com (Bill Catambay) wrote:

> In article <simonjw-0301960838220001@dialup06.odyssey.apana.org.au>,
> simonjw@odyssey.apana.org.au (Simon Wright) wrote:
> 
> > In article <leo-2812952132070001@adinstruments.tmx.com.au>, leo@adi.com.au
> > (Leo Possajennikov) wrote:
> > 
> > > If I know the ID of SCSI device (more exactly: bus, ID, LUN) how I can
> > > know has this device startup volume or not?
> > 
> > Leo,
> > 
> > As far as I know, if it has a valid system file & neccessary system stuff,
> > it can be a boot (startup) volume.  The one selected in the "Startup Disk"
> > control panel is the current startup volume.
> > 
> > 
> 
> There would appear to be more to it than that. Well, at least FWB toolkit
> would indicate so.  It formats disks and will flag a disk as bootable if
> the user requests.  Does anyone know how to determine whether a partition
> is flagged as bootable or not?  And is that truly required?  (or is FWB
> just yanking our chains?)

If FWB is just yanking your chain then it's in distinguished company, like
Norton Utilities...

To be a startup volume the volume must have boot blocks installed, if it's
not intended as a startup volume then it doesn't need boot blocks...

Have Fun
Martin

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