From owner-cvs-release Thu Mar 19 07:37:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA05928 for cvs-release-outgoing; Thu, 19 Mar 1998 07:37:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-cvs-release) Received: from time.cdrom.com (root@time.cdrom.com [204.216.27.226]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA05920; Thu, 19 Mar 1998 07:37:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jkh@time.cdrom.com) Received: from time.cdrom.com (jkh@localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1]) by time.cdrom.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA13805; Thu, 19 Mar 1998 07:37:05 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jkh@time.cdrom.com) To: Eivind Eklund cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" , cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-release@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release/sysinstall disks.c In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 19 Mar 1998 16:30:42 +0100." <19980319163042.52677@follo.net> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 07:37:04 -0800 Message-ID: <13801.890321824@time.cdrom.com> From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Sender: owner-cvs-release@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > You wouldn't happen to have a clue how to handle the 're-install on > dangerously dedicated' case correctly? It routinely bite people. I'd need a lot more information on how it's biting people. I wasn't aware that there was any problem with this particular scenario > This is the case where a disk has only a BSD-bootsector on it, and > sysinstall never-the-less write a standard DOS MBR over it (after > having put up a requester asking the user if he want to, of course). Erm. So you're saying that the user is asking to be blown away, or what exactly? I'm finding this whole message rather confusing, frankly. :( Jordan