Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2005 22:21:54 -0600 (MDT) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: ache@nagual.pp.ru Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't change partition table anymore Message-ID: <20050403.222154.37240598.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <20050404041419.GA49627@nagual.pp.ru> References: <20050404032843.GA49072@nagual.pp.ru> <200504041311.08781.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <20050404041419.GA49627@nagual.pp.ru>
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Andrey Chernov <ache@nagual.pp.ru> writes:
: On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 01:11:01PM +0930, Daniel O'Connor wrote:
: > > I was trying this variant:
: > > boot0cfg -s 2 /dev/ad0
: >
: > Strange that works OK for me.
:
: When I finally install bootloader now with kern.geom.debugflags=16 trick,
: it works OK for me too. But not before when there was some MBR written by
: Windows.
:
: So, never use Windows, it is dangerous, use our protection instead. It
: prevents any changes. No changes - no mistakes.
:
: (perhaps just permanently unplug keyboard to feel even more safe?)
:
: Seriously, any sysadmin who try to install FreeBSD for the first time and
: see he can't edit partition, just throw out the CD and install Linux
: instead which allows anything for root in that area.
I don't see these problems on my disks. Maybe your partitions
overloap the MBR?
Warner
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