Re: installboot: Old BPB too big, use -f (may invalidate file system)

[mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)]

andrew.cagney%gmail.com@localhost (Andrew Cagney) writes:

>Ah, but the installer does know this.  in fact I believe it:
>- first formatted wd0a with ffsv2
>- then tried to do the installboot on wd0a and failed
>so if wd0a was set up wrong I'm already be deep in goop.

newfs could clear that area of the bootblock when it is formatting
the filesystem, but currently it does not touch the bootblock at all
and you couldn't rule out that some other bootblock should be used
that would be damaged.

The best method is probably to warn the user and let him decide.

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