On 6 Nov 1998, Chris G. Demetriou wrote:

: > >printf("WARNING: old BSD partition ID!\n");
: > >
: > >It's already known to be confusing to users.
: > 
: > i know what it means so thoroughly i dont understand whats confusing.
: > it means that 
: >    1) the user booted a -current kernel, 
: >    2) that kernel expects a -current partition ID,
: >    3) and it didn't find any, so
: >    4) it's using the old one (and warning the user.)
: 
: Right, but, say, what _disk_ is it warning about?

Thst's going a bit further then I was asking about; the main complaint I
have heard is `what is this old partition ID and why the hell is it warning
me about it when I've been using NetBSD since 1.3[.0]....'

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