Re: DSSI Disks
Andrew Ball <[email protected]> Sun, 3 May 2026 21:09:32 +0000
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JB> But honestly, I would just ignore this "problem". Like I said -
> it's very much just a cosmetic thing.
I never called it a problem and it doesn't seem to cause any
issues. I would call it a curiosity.
PK> I would have thought the "type" is chosen based on the disk
> image size, but judging by the examples given that isn't the
> case. I wonder why not.
Why guess when the system tells you what each disk is?
JB> When that exists, sure, it could provide some defaults. But it's
> also a question of why. Because the names have no actual
> meaning.
>
> For MSCP, the only thing that actually matters is the size.
> Names can be completely ignored. They are only useful for
> printing something for humans.
It may terribly unfashionable in the age of A.I. but some of us
are still human. ;-)
-Andrew.