Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 12:07:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Mike Hoskins <mike@adept.org> Cc: Mikhail Teterin <mi@aldan.algebra.com>, Thomas Stromberg <tstromberg@rtci.com>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: No /boot/loader (dangerously dedicated) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007241207020.90317-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007230015100.20802-100000@snafu.adept.org>
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On Sun, 23 Jul 2000, Mike Hoskins wrote: > > So you'll be compatible with your BIOS as well. Many BIOSen get really, > > really torqued if your partition table isn't normal. > > > > It's a negligible amount of space. Just say 'Yes'. :) > > This means, what? All dangerously dedicated systems will have to be > reinstalled or somesuch? If so, that's quite a mess. If it keeps working > as is, but only suggests the new way is better... that's livable. > > My BIOSes (6 systems here at home, all RELENG_4) work just fine with > dangerously dedicated... Well, my BIOSen get mad, and we have Intel L440GX+ boards. The onboard Adaptec really gets mad if ALL of the disks aren't sliced -- it crashes boot2! Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | www.FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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