Subject: Re: Installing NetBSD on a system that has LILO
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Henry Nelson <henry@irm.nara.kindai.ac.jp>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 02/07/2000 11:38:10
> > Good point. However, it is certainly not appropriate to leave a useless
> > boot manager on the only disk in the system. :-) I propose that, if the
> > user has indicated that NetBSD gets the whole disk, that a follow-on
> > question come up, along the lines of "do you want NetBSD's boot loader
> > added to that system (probably answer yes unless there are other bootable
> > disks in this system)".
>
> It's a good idea, maybe it's impemented in the -current sysinst. If not
> somebody should certainly do it.
I strongly second that motion. The existance of a previous mbr totally
confused me after installing NetBSD to take the whole disk, ie, a dedicated
hdd. This resulted in my losing the disk to physical damage after a forced
power off.
henry nelson