#Bad Docs!
The difference between a RESx: mountlist entry and a working
partition entry is that a RESx: entry isn't an AmigaDOS filesystem. The
RES entries carry the information you enter during PREP and that's what
enables the auto-mount of the first partitions.
Simply put…the write pre-comp parameters deal with the fact that as the
head moves inward on the disk, the tracks get smaller. That is, less
distance between the individual sectors. Pre-compensation adjusts for
this.
Interleave should be 0 for all partitions, including the RESx: mountlists.
Reserved should be 2 for an AmigaDOS partition. Buffers are for filesystem
entries and are equivalent to ADDBUFFERS, except that they are automaticaly
added when the drive is mounted.
Use the default values for the RESx: partitions. Check your drive's
documentation for the proper pre-comp value if your drive doesn't match one
of the included drives from PREP, otherwise, just take the defaults done by
PREP.