netbsd-bugs: port-i386/9999: sysinst should overwrite MBR on `full disk' install

Subject: port-i386/9999: sysinst should overwrite MBR on `full disk' install
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <root@ihack.net>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 04/27/2000 18:19:12

>Number:         9999
>Category:       port-i386
>Synopsis:       sysinst should overwrite MBR on `full disk' install
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    port-i386-maintainer
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Apr 27 18:20:00 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Charles M. Hannum
>Release:        1.4.2
>Organization:
	Internetwork Hacker
>Environment:
System: NetBSD lop-nor.ihack.net 1.4X NetBSD 1.4X (LOP-NOR) #89: Wed Apr 12 10:09:58 EDT 2000 root@lop-nor.ihack.net:/u2/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/LOP-NOR i386

>Description:
	On a `full disk' install, sysinst should overwrite the MBR.
	Currently it creates an unbootable system if, e.g., LILO was
	previously installed.

>How-To-Repeat:
	Install Linux.  Install NetBSD.

>Fix:
	Not provided.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: