On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 07:27:09PM +1030, Greg Lehey wrote:
> suggests, that this is a fixable bug, but every time I mention it, I
> get shouted down. And yes, like Jörg, I don't care enough. I'm not
> saying "ditch the Microsoft partition table", I'm saying "don't ditch
> disks without the Mic
> What is it about this particular topic brings out such irrational
> emotions in you and others?
Because you define as "irrational" those opinions that don't agree with
your own. I don't consider my stance "irrational" at all, and I find
your leaps past logic and commonsense quite "irrational
Greg Lehey wrote:
> What is it about this particular topic brings out such irrational
> emotions in you and others?
Everyone who has been around for any length of time has been bitten
on the arse by it at one time or another, I think. I remember
Alfred made a "Lapbrick" out of a system a while b
On Monday, 10 December 2001 at 0:17:14 -0800, Mike Smith wrote:
> Still, it's my opinion that these BIOSes are simply broken:
>>>
>>> Joerg's personal opinion can go take a hike. The reality of the
>>> situation is that this table is required, and we're going to put it there.
>>
>> The reali
> >>> Still, it's my opinion that these BIOSes are simply broken:
> >
> > Joerg's personal opinion can go take a hike. The reality of the
> > situation is that this table is required, and we're going to put it there.
>
> The reality of the situation is far from being clear. The only thing
> I c
On Sunday, 9 December 2001 at 18:32:38 -0800, Mike Smith wrote:
>> On Sunday, 9 December 2001 at 19:46:06 +0100, Joerg Wunsch wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Still, it's my opinion that these BIOSes are simply broken:
>
> Joerg's personal opinion can go take a hike. The reality of the
> situation is that t
> On Sunday, 9 December 2001 at 19:46:06 +0100, Joerg Wunsch wrote:
> >
> >
> > Still, it's my opinion that these BIOSes are simply broken:
Joerg's personal opinion can go take a hike. The reality of the
situation is that this table is required, and we're going to put it there.
End of story.
On Sunday, 9 December 2001 at 12:15:19 -0800, Mike Smith wrote:
>> As Peter Wemm wrote:
>>
>>> There shouldn't *be* bootblocks on non-boot disks.
>>>
>>> dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/da$n count=1
>>>
>>> Dont use "disklabel -B -rw da$n auto". Use "disklabel -rw da$n auto".
>>
>> All my disks have boo
