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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
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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



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