Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 02:32:01 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: d_f0rce@gmx.de Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: "Dangerously Dedicated" setting in 4.3-R install Message-ID: <20010430023201.W18676@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <20892.988622448@www36.gmx.net>; from d_f0rce@gmx.de on Mon, Apr 30, 2001 at 11:20:48AM %2B0200 References: <20892.988622448@www36.gmx.net>
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* d_f0rce@gmx.de <d_f0rce@gmx.de> [010430 02:21] wrote: > Hi, > > I installed 4.3-R from ISO image some minutes ago and was > wondering why the setup is no longer asking me if my slice > should be a dedicated FreeBSD one. > > I tried "standard" and "expert" install mode but in none > of them i was asked. > > Is there a special reason, why this option was removed? Too many people shooting themselves in the feet. It also stuck those people with systems where certain boot tricks were no longer possible. -- -Alfred Perlstein - [alfred@freebsd.org] Instead of asking why a piece of software is using "1970s technology," start asking why software is ignoring 30 years of accumulated wisdom. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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