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    • 21 Jan 2013

      Working on The Virtual Disk Guide

      Written by Tim Bielawa

      I’ve been working on my book, The Linux Sysadmins Guide to Virtual Disks, since my post about long-term goals a few months back. I think it’s about time I post some updates.

      • The PDF output has been substantially improved:
        • Fancy new fonts, free from Adobe (Source Sans Pro, Source Code Pro)
        • 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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