Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 21:47:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Mikhail Teterin <mi@aldan.algebra.com> Cc: Thomas Stromberg <tstromberg@rtci.com>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: No /boot/loader (dangerously dedicated) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007222146180.2299-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <200007211234.IAA61899@aldan.algebra.com>
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On Fri, 21 Jul 2000, Mikhail Teterin wrote: > Thomas Stromberg once stated: > > => > As for geometry, I tried both with and without "dangerously > => > dedicated." My understanding was that if I used the dos partition > => > entry method that we should be able to pick up the geometry > => > correctly, but should I try the old dos fdisk trick as well? Also, > => > would the adaptec setting to translate >1G be affecting this? It's > => > on currently, which it is on all my other motherboards of similar > => > vintage. > => > => Your boot disk is now *required* (or will be very very soon) to have > => a proper slice table in -CURRENT; dedicated disks are deprecated in > => order to get a smarter boot0. > > Wait! Smarter then what? So it can boot NT and Win98 for some weenies, > or, actually do something useful (not sure what, though)? Why am I to > waste space (even so little) "to be compatible with other OSes", if > there will never be any other OSes? So you'll be compatible with your BIOS as well. Many BIOSen get really, really torqued if your partition table isn't normal. It's a negligible amount of space. Just say 'Yes'. :) Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | www.FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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