Subject: Re: disklabel in mac68k port.
To: None <rnestor@augustmail.com, port-mac68k@netbsd.org>
From: None <ie9t-sbgk@asahi-net.or.jp>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 09/25/2000 00:59:38
Hi,
From: Bob Nestor <rnestor@augustmail.com>
Subject: Re: disklabel in mac68k port.
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 08:32:59 -0500
Message-ID: <m13dBtr-0002QXC@mail.augustmail.com>
rnestor> Native disklabels are not supported in the mac68k port right now, just
rnestor> faked incore bsd style disklabels which are constructed from the Apple
rnestor> Disk Partition Map on boot. So the only thing the disklabel command will
rnestor> do is display the current disklabel; it won't let you modify them.
OK, I see, but how fake? I cannot boot up kernel from native BSD partition,
because I cannot change fstype from HFS to 4.2BSD.
I would like to boot up from ATA disk, but not apply Mkfs, so I am embarrassed.
Takeshi Shibagaki
ie9t-sbgk@asahi-net.or.jp