retitle 704198 please reformulate warning about backup boot sector reassign 704198 dosfstools severity 704198 wishlist tag 704198 upstream thanks
---snip--- [...] 2013-05-14 15:52:53 < dba> does anyone have an opinion on 'syslinux doesn't rewrite backup boot sector' aka http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=704198 ? 2013-05-14 15:56:44 -!- Jack_CM (realname) [~antonio@151.65.228.30] has joined #syslinux 2013-05-14 15:57:35 < hpa> dba: this is arguably true for FAT32, although this is partly a reflection of the ugly conflation of the FAT superblock and the boot sector 2013-05-14 15:57:47 < hpa> I would argue that dosfsck is a bit overzealous here 2013-05-14 15:59:16 < hpa> However, if someone wants to *positively* identify FAT32 and if detected, copy the boot sector into sector 6 with appropriate safeguards (including verifying the number of reserved sectors) I'd take the patch 2013-05-14 16:10:50 -!- Bry8Star3 [~Bry8Star3@gateway/shell/elitebnc/x-myremoejfpvibivt] has quit [Excess Flood] 2013-05-14 16:11:28 -!- Bry8Star3 (I'm part of the Elite... EliteBNC) [~Bry8Star3@gateway/shell/elitebnc/x-fmffmrrrsggpgvog] has joined #syslinux 2013-05-14 16:29:17 -!- Ady3 [~a...@igld-84-228-75-144.inter.net.il] has left #syslinux [] 2013-05-14 16:31:54 -!- Ady2 (Ady) [~a...@igld-84-228-75-144.inter.net.il] has joined #syslinux 2013-05-14 16:39:33 < dba> hpa: ok, thanks (will adjust dosfsck in future then) 2013-05-14 16:49:29 -!- ridikulus_rat (Keshav Padram) [~keshavpad@117.202.179.171] has joined #syslinux 2013-05-14 16:51:10 < hpa> dba: it is something which can be argued either way 2013-05-14 16:51:28 < hpa> dba: it makes sense as a warning, probably not as an error htough 2013-05-14 16:52:24 < dba> hpa: yes, i'll craft the message in dosfck that way. thanks 2013-05-14 17:17:38 < hpa> Thanks! [...] ---snap--- -- Address: Daniel Baumann, Donnerbuehlweg 3, CH-3012 Bern Email: daniel.baum...@progress-technologies.net Internet: http://people.progress-technologies.net/~daniel.baumann/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
