Re: install/46258: sysinst doesn't work with wedges/gpt

[Julian Fagir <gnrp%komkon2.de@localhost>]

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From: Julian Fagir <gnrp%komkon2.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: install/46258: sysinst doesn't work with wedges/gpt
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:02:51 +0200

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 Hi,
 
 >  > Perhaps delete all wedges present on a disk prior to partitioning?
 >  > The mbr compatibility stuff won't be touched by that anyway, and
 >  > existing gpt will be overwritten.
 > =20
 >  No! Don't do that!
 >  Proper fix is to add a GPT partition editor (see the suggested GSoC
 > project).=20
 I wonder if there will ever be gpt for the current sysinst.
 But without that, there should at least be a warning somewhere how to disab=
 le
 that.
 
 Regards, Julian
 
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