Bug#542424: Normal debian install makes partitions start at 1

[Julien PUYDT]

Uh... I was reading the bugs on grub-pc before upgrading when I found 
this discussion on whether any "normal" partition tool makes partitions 
start at 63 and not 1.

I checked the few systems I have here, all running debian, but of 
different ages ranging from four years ago to a few months : fdisk -l 
always says the first partition starts at 1.

Are we sure the "1" really has the right unit? I can't help but notice 
that there are generally 63 sectors/track, so 1 track is 63 sectors...

Hope this helps,

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