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From: bob@obiwan.pmr.com (Bob Willcox)
Subject: Re: Proper procedure to partition/label disk now?
To: paul@isl.cf.ac.uk (Paul Richards)
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 1995 09:48:01 -0500 (CDT)
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In-Reply-To: <199504051421.PAA04160@isl.cf.ac.uk> from "Paul Richards" at Apr 5, 95 03:21:22 pm
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Paul Richards wrote:
> 
> In reply to Bob Willcox who said
> > 
> > I fear that they are going to be a concern to users as they convert
> > from 1.1.5 or 2.0 to 2.1.  Lots of folks will think something is
> > broken when they see these messages.
> > 
> 
> Well, I mentioned this before and there was silence but I want to rewrite
> the MBR and bootblocks when 2.1 installs itself so we can fix all the
> bogus MBR's out there and also update the partition tables to the
> new standard.

I think thats a good idea!  My 1.1.5.1 system has 14 disks on it
and I don't look forward to the raft of error messages.  :-(

> 
> There's technically no reason why it can't be done but people do get very 
> uptight when you mess with these things. 

Yep.  There is the risk that it may go awry in some environment and do
damage, I suppose.  But, I would still support doing it.


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Bob Willcox
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