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Subject: Re: bsdlabel and c partition
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Valerio daelli <valerio.daelli@gmail.com> writes:

> Is it preferable to use another partition?

At least because /boot.config only works on "a", it has been
recommened that "a" be used, and maybe because almost every one uses
it, I've never learned what bad things happen if you don't use "a".
You're unlikely to ever use /boot.config, BTW.  5.4 didn't install one.