Re: install/54787: "install" flag does not set

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR install/54787; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/54787: "install" flag does not set
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 20:42:47 +0100

 Sorry, but I can not reproduce this.
 
 Here is how it looks for me (following your instructions - but I guess
 something is different to what you did and I misunderstood a detail):
 
 ----
  The Current MBR partition table of vnd0 is shown below.
  Flags: (I)nstall here, (a)ctive, (d)efault boot.
  Select the partition you wish to change:
  
     Total size of vnd0 is 1024000 sec, available: 1023999 sec
      
        Start(sec)     Size(sec) Flag Kind             Mount    Bootmenu
     ------------- ------------- ---- ---------------- -------- ---------
           (no partition defined)
     ------------- ------------- ---- ---------------- -------- ---------
 >c: Add a partition
  d: Clone external partition(s)
  e: Change input units (sectors/cylinders/MB/GB)
  f: Cancel
  x: Partition table OK
 ----
  ... hit ENTER, edit size (for fun) and exit with >x: Partition OK:
 ----
  The Current MBR partition table of vnd0 is shown below.
  Flags: (I)nstall here, (a)ctive, (d)efault boot.
  Select the partition you wish to change:
  
     Total size of vnd0 is 1024000 sec, available: 573471 sec
      
        Start(sec)     Size(sec) Flag Kind             Mount    Bootmenu
     ------------- ------------- ---- ---------------- -------- ---------
  a:            32        450528      NetBSD
     ------------- ------------- ---- ---------------- -------- ---------
 >c: Add a partition
  d: Clone external partition(s)
  e: Change input units (sectors/cylinders/MB/GB)
  f: Cancel     
  x: Partition table OK
 ----
  ... note that so far there was no option to mark the partition in any way.
 But now select a and hit ENTER and edit details:
 ----
                | a:        type : NetBSD                                   |
                | b:       start : 32 sec                                   |
     Total size | c:        size : 450528 sec                               |
                | d:         end : 450559 sec                               |
        Start(se| e:     install : Yes                                      |
     -----------| f:      active : Yes                                      |
 >a:            | g:     default : No                                       |
     -----------| h:    bootmenu :                                          |
  c: Add a parti| i: Change input units (sectors/cylinders/MB/GB)           |
  d: Clone e|ter| j: Delete partition                                       |
  e: Change inpu| k: Cancel                                                 |
  f: Cancel     |>x: Partition OK                                           |
 ----
  ... this results in the partition being marked as (I)nstall and (a)ctive:
 ----
  The Current MBR partition table of vnd0 is shown below.
  Flags: (I)nstall here, (a)ctive, (d)efault boot.
  Select the partition you wish to change:                                  
                
     Total size of vnd0 is 1024000 sec, available: 573471 sec
                
        Start(sec)     Size(sec) Flag Kind             Mount    Bootmenu
     ------------- ------------- ---- ---------------- -------- ---------
 >a:            32        450528 Ia   NetBSD
     ------------- ------------- ---- ---------------- -------- ---------
  c: Add a partition
  d: Clone external partition(s)
  e: Change input units (sectors/cylinders/MB/GB)
  f: Cancel     
  x: Partition table OK
 ----
  ... and when I leave this MBR editor with "x: Partition table OK" there will
 be no other chance to mark anything as (I)nstall, as we are now into the
 disklabel and this is already on the install-target MBR partition.
 
 So what did you do differently (or what did I overlook)?
 
 Martin