Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 09:01:56 +0100 From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch) To: dgilbert@jaywon.pci.on.ca (David Gilbert) Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: i386/4948 Message-ID: <19971106090156.CT27970@uriah.heep.sax.de> In-Reply-To: <199711052321.SAA11200@repeat.pci.on.ca>; from David Gilbert on Nov 5, 1997 18:21:04 -0500 References: <199711052242.OAA07403@freefall.freebsd.org> <199711052321.SAA11200@repeat.pci.on.ca>
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As David Gilbert wrote:
> Ok, I'm not a total newbie. From HARDWARE.TXT:
>
> If you are setting up a truly dedicated FreeBSD server or work-
> station where you don't care for (future) compatibility with DOS,
> Linux or another operating system, you've also got the option to use
> the entire disk (`A' in the partition editor), selecting the
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> non-standard option where FreeBSD occupies the entire disk from
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> the very first to the very last sector.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> I did choose (and I almost always choose) A in the partition
> editor. I'm going to boot now to look for "dangerously dedicated"
> mode, but I'm not convinced that I'm running afoul of this edict.
It's the underlined you didn't do. Sorry, i guess i wrote it, and my
English is probably not the best. Try to reword it to make it better.
Basically, after typing `A', another message box will pop up with the
question shown below. The default answer is YES (to prevent innocent
win(l)users from shooting in their foot), but you have to select NO.
The dialog text in FreeBSD 2.2.5 even refers to the term `dangerously
dedicated, now that so many people are using this word:
Do you want to do this with a true partition entry
so as to remain cooperative with any future possible
operating systems on the drive(s)?
(See also the section about ``dangerously dedicated''
disks in the FreeBSD FAQ.)
Mind you, we haven't created this name on purpose from the very
beginning, it's just what the mailing list people finally settled on,
mostly for hysterical raisons.
--
cheers, J"org
joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)
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