>Number:         6737
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       sysinst/i386 sets partition type to wrong 165 rather than 169
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Jan  5 14:20:01 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Soren S. Jorvang
>Organization:
Soren
>Release:        NetBSD-current as of today
>Environment:
System: NetBSD 1.3I


>Description:
Sysinst in -current sets the type field on new 'MBR' partitions to 165, rather
than 169 which is what the -current boot block expect.


>How-To-Repeat:
Install -current with sysinst.


>Fix:
--- src/distrib/utils/sysinst/arch/i386/menus.md.fr.orig	Tue Jan  5 22:52:11 1999
+++ src/distrib/utils/sysinst/arch/i386/menus.md.fr	Tue Jan  5 22:52:16 1999
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 menu chooseid, title  "  Type de Partition? ";
 	option "NetBSD", 	exit,	action
 	{
-		part[editpart][ID] = 165;
+		part[editpart][ID] = 169;
 		part[editpart][SET] = 1;
 	};
 	option "DOS < 32 Meg",	exit,	action
--- menus.md.eng.orig	Tue Jan  5 22:52:06 1999
+++ menus.md.eng	Tue Jan  5 22:54:34 1999
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 menu chooseid, title  "  Partition Kind? ";
 	option "NetBSD", 	exit,	action
 	{
-		part[editpart][ID] = 165;
+		part[editpart][ID] = DOSPTYP_NETBSD;
 		part[editpart][SET] = 1;
 	};
 	option "DOS < 32 Meg",	exit,	action

The same should probably also be applied to arch/bebox by the looks of it.
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