Subject: Re: sysinst problems
To: NetBSD/sparc Discussion List <port-sparc@NetBSD.org>
From: Greywolf <greywolf@starwolf.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 12/03/2004 14:48:58
[Thus spake Greg A. Woods ("GAW: ") 2:39pm...]
GAW: If you want to repartition the disk for different uses then fine,
GAW: repartition it -- properly and uniquely each and every time.
That's your methodology, and I can respect it.
Please don't belittle mine by claiming yours makes more sense.
GAW: Don't try to use latent information in the same label as your memory for
GAW: each of your partitioning options -- keep separate notes! Since the
GAW: output of disklabel can serve as its input it should be really easy to
GAW: keep separate labels for different uses each in their own text file on
GAW: some other disk that you're not re-partitioning, perhaps along with some
GAW: documenting notes to remind you of how you use each scheme.
GAW:
GAW: Or am I misunderstanding what you're trying to do? It seems to me
GAW: you're just being lazy and trying to avoid the most simple little
GAW: "disklabel" step when you change how you use a disk.
GAW:
GAW: As far as I can see there should not ever be any need for overlapping
GAW: partitions (other than a whole-disk partition like 'c', and 'd' on i386)
GAW: to ever co-exist at the same time during any given specific use of the
GAW: disk -- and you can re-partition it at any time to your heart's content,
GAW: but keep each partitioning scheme in a separate off-disk label.
"As far as I can see." i.e. that's your opinion. Fine and well,
but sometimes I work a bit differently, and somewhat "outside the
box", especially when the "box" is built after the situation arises.
So please don't advocate something that likes to think it's smarter
than what I wish to do.
--*greywolf;
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