Re: install/55384 (sysinst doesn't handle MD pm->ptstart value to reserve sectors)

[Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR install/55384; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: martin%netbsd.org@localhost, install-manager%netbsd.org@localhost, tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost
Subject: Re: install/55384 (sysinst doesn't handle MD pm->ptstart value to reserve
	 sectors)
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2020 20:38:03 +0900

 > State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback
 > State-Changed-By: martin%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > State-Changed-When: Sat, 03 Oct 2020 18:59:25 +0000
 > State-Changed-Why:
 > Indeed, this was pretty intrusive.
 > Not sure I got them all - could you test on x68k ?
 
 It looks still something wrong.
 
 (typed from XM6i emulator screen)
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 You can now change the sizes for the system partitions.  The default is to allocate all the
 space to the root file system.  However, you may wish to have separate /usr (additional 
 system files), /var (log files etc) or /home (users' home directories) file systems.
 
 Free space will be added to the partition marked with a '+'.
 
       Size (sec)                           Filesystem
       ---------------------------------- - ---------------------
   a:  622592 (2097152)                   + /
   b:  0                                    <swap>
   c:  0                                    /tmp (mfs)
   d:  0                                    /usr
   e:  0                                    /var
       ---------------------------------- - ---------------------
   g:  Add a user defined partition
   h:  Clone external partition(s)
   i:  Change input units (sectors/cylinders/MB/GB)
   x:  Go on.  Free space 1474560 sec.
 
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  We now have your disklabel partitions for sd0 below.  This is your last chance to change
  them.
  
  Flags: (I)nstall, (N)ewfs.  Total size: 512M, free: 512M
  
      Start (sec)    End (sec)   Size (sec)  FS type Flag Filesystem
     ------------ ------------ ------------ -------- ---- ----------------
  a:            0      1048575      1048576   unused
  b:            0      1048575      1048576 Whole disk
     ------------ ------------ ------------ -------- ---- ----------------
  d: Add a partition
  e: Change input units (sectors/cylinders/MB/GB)
  f: Edit name of the disk
  g: Clone external partition(s)
  h: Cancel
 >x: Partition sizes ok
 
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 No NetBSD partition appears on default choices.
 
 If I explicitly specify swap partition in the
 "change the sizes for the system partitions" menu,
 a NetBSD partition appears, but it fails because the
 "unused" partition is defined as a: by default?
 
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 You can now change the sizes for the system partitions.  The default is to allocate all the
 space to the root file system.  However, you may wish to have separate /usr (additional 
 system files), /var (log files etc) or /home (users' home directories) file systems.
 
 Free space will be added to the partition marked with a '+'.
 
       Size (sec)                           Filesystem
       ---------------------------------- - ---------------------
   a:  622592 (2097152)                   + /
   b:  65536                                <swap>
   c:  0                                    /tmp (mfs)
   d:  0                                    /usr
   e:  0                                    /var
       ---------------------------------- - ---------------------
   g:  Add a user defined partition
   h:  Clone external partition(s)
   i:  Change input units (sectors/cylinders/MB/GB)
   x:  Go on.  Free space 1409024 sec.
 
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  We now have your disklabel partitions for sd0 below.  This is your last chance to change
  them.
  
  Flags: (I)nstall, (N)ewfs.  Total size: 512M, free: 512M
  
      Start (sec)    End (sec)   Size (sec)  FS type Flag Filesystem
     ------------ ------------ ------------ -------- ---- ----------------
  a:            0      1048575      1048576   unused
  b:            0      1048575      1048576 Whole disk
  c:           64       983103       983040   4.2BSD N
     ------------ ------------ ------------ -------- ---- ----------------
  d: Add a partition
  e: Change input units (sectors/cylinders/MB/GB)
  f: Edit name of the disk
  g: Clone external partition(s)
  h: Cancel
 >x: Partition sizes ok
 
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 partitions 0 - 1048576 sec, unused and 64 - 983104 sec, 4.2BSD overlap.
 
 
 
 
 
 
                     Do you want to re-edit the disklabel partitions?    
                                                                         
                    >a: Re-edit                                          
                     b: Use this partitions anyway                       
                     c: Abort installation                               
                                                                         
 
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 No idea what's going on the disklabel editor internals.
 
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 Izumi Tsutsui