From owner-freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 9 15:00:33 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-i386@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-i386@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2543616A420 for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 15:00:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D55F043D53 for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 15:00:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j79F0VlS024034 for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 15:00:31 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j79F0VAl024030; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 15:00:31 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 15:00:31 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200508091500.j79F0VAl024030@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, garys@opusnet.com Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51CC516A41F for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 14:53:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from garys@opusnet.com) Received: from opusnet.com (mail.opusnet.com [209.210.200.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26B7343D55 for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 14:53:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from garys@opusnet.com) Received: from localhost.localhost [70.98.246.232] by opusnet.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-8.05) id A37F52180108; Tue, 09 Aug 2005 07:53:51 -0700 Received: from localhost.localhost (localhost.localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localhost (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j79Eu8VO059171 for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 07:56:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from garys@opusnet.com) Received: (from jojo@localhost) by localhost.localhost (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id j79Eu3vW059170; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 07:56:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from garys@opusnet.com) Message-Id: <87oe87i2gs.e87@mail.opusnet.com> Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 07:56:03 -0700 From: "Gary W. Swearingen" To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: i386/84705: fdisk(8) program warning about sector number is misleading X-BeenThere: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: garys@opusnet.com List-Id: I386-specific issues for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 15:00:33 -0000 >Number: 84705 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: fdisk(8) program warning about sector number is misleading >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-i386 >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Aug 09 15:00:31 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Gary W. Swearingen >Release: FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE i386 >Organization: none >Environment: n/a >Description: This fdisk output: Warning: BIOS sector numbering starts with sector 1 might be true but it's meant to help users who are about to enter sector numbers, it's confusing at best. The "start" sector of a partition is zero-based. The "beg" and "end" sectors of partition are one-based. >How-To-Repeat: n/a >Fix: Change warning to: WARNING: sector numbering is inconsistent or just remove warning and/or fix each sector number prompt to include something like "(0<=)" or "(1<=)". Or do the first and leave PR open. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: