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Update help manual for support of devices without partition tables (#743181) 

GParted now recognizes file system formats on disk devices without
partition tables.  Update the manual with:

  - how to format a disk device without a partition table
  - manage flags not available for devices without partition tables
  - use format to cleared to delete a file system from an unpartitioned
    disk

Bug 743181 - Add unpartitioned drive read-write support
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Curtis Gedak 2015-03-09 15:20:42 -06:00 committed by Mike Fleetwood
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@ -592,6 +592,30 @@
limitations.
</para>
</note>
<note>
<para>
To use a disk without a partition table, choose
<guimenuitem>loop</guimenuitem> to create a virtual
partition that spans the disk. Then format to the
desired file system.
</para>
<para>
See <xref linkend="gparted-format-partition"/> to format
a virtual partition with a file system.
</para>
</note>
<caution>
<para>
Many operating systems recognize
<guimenuitem>gpt</guimenuitem> and
<guimenuitem>msdos</guimenuitem> partition tables, but
do not recognize all types of file systems. This lack
of file system recognition means that using a disk
without a partition table involves more risk. For
example, some operating systems might prompt to format an
unpartitioned disk if the file system is not recognized.
</para>
</caution>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
@ -1124,6 +1148,22 @@
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</caution>
<note>
<para>
Disks with <guimenuitem>loop</guimenuitem> or
<guimenuitem>none</guimenuitem> partition tables do not
contain a partition table, and do not contain partitions. A
file system on a disk without a partition table is
represented in &appname; by a virtual partition.
</para>
<para>
To delete the file system and virtual partition, choose
format to <guimenuitem>cleared</guimenuitem>.
</para>
<para>
See <xref linkend="gparted-format-partition"/>.
</para>
</note>
</sect3>
<!-- ============= To Name a Partition =============================== -->
@ -1960,6 +2000,20 @@
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<note>
<para>
<guimenuitem>Manage Flags</guimenuitem> is only
available for disks with partition tables. Disks with
<guimenuitem>loop</guimenuitem> or
<guimenuitem>none</guimenuitem> partition tables do
not contain a partition table, and do not have
partition flags.
</para>
<para>
See <xref linkend="gparted-view-device-information"/>
to view the type of partition table.
</para>
</note>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</para>