On Mon, Jul 29, 2002 at 09:38:26AM +1000, grant@netbsd.org wrote:
> 
> >Number:         17747
> >Category:       install
> >Synopsis:       sysinst disklabel option "use existing partitions" doesn't
> >Confidential:   no
> >Severity:       non-critical
> >Priority:       medium
> >Responsible:    install-manager
> >State:          open
> >Class:          sw-bug
> >Submitter-Id:   net
> >Arrival-Date:   Sun Jul 28 16:37:00 PDT 2002
> >Closed-Date:
> >Last-Modified:
> >Originator:     grant beattie
> >Release:        NetBSD 1.6E, 20020726
> >Organization:
> >Environment:
> System: NetBSD mofo 1.6E NetBSD 1.6E (GENERIC) #0: Sat Jul 27 02:36:36 EST 2002 grant@mofo:/raid/netbsd/current/20020726/i386/obj/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC i386
> Architecture: i386
> Machine: i386
> >Description:
> during an install, sysinst provides the option to use the existing
> disklabel.
> 
> it doesn't, and instead presents the user with the blank disklabel
> which defines 'c' (and 'd' on i386).

It worked for me on sparc and sgimips.
Maybe it's an i386-only problem ?

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
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