Subject: Re: Two NetBSDs on one (i386) drive
To: Andrew Cagney <cagney@mac.com>
From: Robert Elz <kre@munnari.OZ.AU>
List: tech-kern
Date: 12/20/2001 18:40:42
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 09:46:26 +0000
From: Andrew Cagney <cagney@mac.com>
Message-ID: <3C21B372.6070409@mac.com>
| Try applying the rule: don't lie. At present, NetBSD lies to the user
| about DOS style partitioned disks.
What's the lie? NetBSD basically ignores DOS style partitioning
(other than as it is used by the BIOS for booting). As soon as a
NetBSD label is found, it gets used, and it is all that matters.
Is there something that suggests otherwise that should be fixed?
kre