Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 15:46:41 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: webmaster@wmptl.com, bwoods2@uswest.net, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Here is what IBM thinks about using FreeBSD on their newer Thinkpads Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20001129154312.045da6d0@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20001130085351.L48277@echunga.lemis.com> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20001129110537.0498b6c0@localhost> <F279UH2s3CfuHS7tszy00007619@hotmail.com> <3A25415D.C7E9B04F@wmptl.com> <4.3.2.7.2.20001129110537.0498b6c0@localhost>
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At 03:23 PM 11/29/2000, Greg Lehey wrote: >> If the problem is purely the integer assigned as the partition type, >> why not patch the code to allow an alternate number? > >Well, it's a support nightmare, but that seems to be the thing to do. > >> Also, do any of the other BSDs happen to use a different number? > >Yes, they all do. NetBSD uses 169, OpenBSD uses 166. I'm going to >send a message to both groups. Agreed; this is one area where solidarity can help. A manufacturer would likely think twice before ticking off ALL of the BSDs (including BSD/OS). --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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