Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2018 04:24:21 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 226714] zfsboot(8) erroneously suggests creating a BSD label Message-ID: <bug-226714-9-q9c9sBHmZW@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-226714-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-226714-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=226714 --- Comment #31 from Eugene Grosbein <eugen@freebsd.org> --- (In reply to vas from comment #30) > Setting the active slice is not strictly necessary, the Boot Manager > will do it for you anyway. > > However there are BIOSes that won't even try to load the Boot Manager > from a disk having no active slice saying "No operating system found." > To be on the safe side, we should always set the active slice. You are not creating an encyclopedia for IBM PC compatibles but ZFS-centric article :-) The shorter, the easier to read. Brevity is the soul of wit. I suggest removing both paragraphs completely as they discuss something unrelated to ZFS and FreeBSD. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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