Subject: Very confusing sysinst
To: None <current-users@NetBSD.org>
From: Bernd Ernesti <netbsd@lists.veego.de>
List: current-users
Date: 08/20/2006 15:51:00
Hi,
I just tried to install a new amd64 system and was very confused
at the window where the current mbr partition table is shown.
First it looked like a disklabel output, but a: was allocated
by the primary windows partition and b: by the extended one.
Then there were two empty ones (c and d) and then two logical
drives from inside the extended parition.
Start( MB) Size( MB) Flg Kind Bootmenu
-----------------------------------------------------
a: 0 20481 a NTFS
b: 20481 162478 Extended partition
c: unused
d: unused
e: 20481 20481 NTFS
f: 40962 141997 NTFS
This is NOT a good idea to use letters here. And there is nothing
which explains that the e and f 'partitions' are from inside the
extended parition from 'b'.
Then it took me a moment to realize that this is not a disklabel
and that I have to select one of the c or d 'partition' and press
enter to change the type.
I though I had to only press 'I' to install NetBSD there, because
this is what was shown on that screen:
Flgs: a => Active partition, d => bootselect default, I => Install here.
Select the partition you wish to change:
IMHO this should be changed to something like that:
Select the partition you wish to change and press enter to modify
this entry:
Bernd