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Logical Address vs Physical Address?

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(@zacholt)
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Hi, this is my first post here and too many of you it may be a simple question (hopefully)

Basically within Helix i took a dd image of the MBR and the first two of three partitions,

part 1 = FAT16 and part 2=FAT32

I have been asked to find the physical address of the root of partition 1, and the logical of the secondary FAT table of partition 2.

I think the FSSTAT command will help but I don't know what is meant by the terms logical and physical address

Thanks


   
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PaulSanderson
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Logical address normal refers to an offset from the start of a volume whereas physical address refers to an offset from the start of the disk (MBR).

Typically the first volume boot sector (logical sector number 0 for that volume) is at physical sector number 63.


   
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(@zacholt)
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so would that most likely be LBA?

thanks by the way D

after reading your reply carefully you answered it again thanks


   
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