Subject: Re: disklabelling an ide drive
To: None <fredb@immanent.net>
From: Takeshi Shibagaki <sibagaki@lsi.melco.co.jp>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 08/27/2002 21:39:05
Hi,

>>>>> On Mon, 26 Aug 2002 20:06:56 -0500 (CDT), Frederick Bruckman <fredb@immanent.net> said:

Frederick> Partition "a" is the partition with the BZB_ROOTFS bit set, *not*
Frederick> the first partition on the disk (unless the bit isn't set for any

That's right. But in NetBSD/mac68k, only partition "a" must be
recognized as root partition automatically.

See, arch/mac68k/mac68k/autoconf.c.

Basically, it is not related BZB_ROOTFS and automatic recognization
for root partition.

Sysinst mediates that difference, (I'm understanding now.)

Takeshi Shibagaki
ie9t-sbgk@asahi-net.or.jp