Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 08:14:19 +0400 From: Andrey Chernov <ache@nagual.pp.ru> To: "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Can't change partition table anymore Message-ID: <20050404041419.GA49627@nagual.pp.ru> In-Reply-To: <200504041311.08781.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> References: <20050403232027.GA42574@nagual.pp.ru> <200504041235.15749.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <20050404032843.GA49072@nagual.pp.ru> <200504041311.08781.doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
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--GvXjxJ+pjyke8COw Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 01:11:01PM +0930, Daniel O'Connor wrote: > > I was trying this variant: > > boot0cfg -s 2 /dev/ad0 >=20 > Strange that works OK for me. When I finally install bootloader now with kern.geom.debugflags=3D16 trick,= =20 it works OK for me too. But not before when there was some MBR written by= =20 Windows. So, never use Windows, it is dangerous, use our protection instead. It=20 prevents any changes. No changes - no mistakes. (perhaps just permanently unplug keyboard to feel even more safe?) Seriously, any sysadmin who try to install FreeBSD for the first time and= =20 see he can't edit partition, just throw out the CD and install Linux=20 instead which allows anything for root in that area. --=20 http://ache.pp.ru/ --GvXjxJ+pjyke8COw Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iQCVAwUBQlC/G+JgpPLZnQjrAQJzjgP+OCSLQyo0Nc5aRAdYwR8gvVAUFY4wRbMf w32qswhHAy8VtcV/2GvrGkP7WTaV/+C6TAmOs5EcXZwhEB1il0IjCCkdSwY3cw1f gWUJKx6wr6kkAuY2R7oI9nHKge/an2imgcZ0H6dByH1WpzHkd2hzAAmlOwJ+0cVx K0g72czbg0M= =TMSr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --GvXjxJ+pjyke8COw--
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