OKUJI Yoshinori wrote:
> From: Ben Bucksch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 20:39:24 +0200
> > I'm running OpenBSD 2.5 and GRUB reports an "unknown type". When
> > changing partition type from a6 to a5 and trying to access the a
> > partition, GRUB crashes. However, reading the disklabel seems to work,
>   What does "GRUB crashes" mean? Did GRUB reboot?

OK, now I had the possibility to test it.

Input                   Output (completions left out)

Partition id a6:
kernel=(hd0,1[TA        File system type unknown, partition type 0xa6
kernel=(hd0,1,a[TAB]    No such device

Partition id a5:
kernel=(hd0,            [...]
                        Partition type BSD, BSD sub-partitions
immadiately follow:
                        File system 'a', type ffs, partition type 0x7a5
                        File system 'b', type unknown, partition type
0x1a5
                        File system 'h', type msdos, partition type
0x8a5  *1
kernel=(hd0,1[TAB]      File system type unknown, partition type 0xa5
kernel=(hd0,1,[TAB]     Device string unparsable  *1
kernel=(hd0,1,a[TAB]    File system type ffs, partition type 0x7a5  *2
kernel=(hd0,1,a)/[TAB]  Possible completions are:  *3

*1 or similar
*2 Please consider the "7" in "0x7a5"
*3 Full reboot (reset?) (incl. memory-check) following

HTH

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Ben Bucksch
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