Increased section depth numbering for ease of reference
Last built-on date/built-from commit information generated on each build in the introduction
Extra TOC’s removed
New major-sections added:
General disk drive information: Components (with a full color diagram!), overview of drive access modes (CHS, LBA), history and misconceptions about disk drives, and details about the Master Boot Record
Troubleshooting/FAQs
Colophon with details about every part of the book: fonts used, text editor, XML processing tool-chain,…
New minor-sections added:
The Cookbook now has instructions for resizing RAW disk images
Advanced Operations now has a complete section on cloning physical disks (like thumb drives)
General improvements and corrections:
Disk Concepts “Formatting Partitions” has been overhauled completely. This is what inspired the new disk drive information major-section.
Spelling/Grammar errors corrected (many fewer than I anticipated!)
Informational tables now have a uniform look and feel
Introduction includes links to HTML/PDF format (based on your current format)
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bitmath
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