Julio M. Merino Vidal wrote:
> The following reply was made to PR port-shark/35576; it has been noted by GNATS.
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> From: "Julio M. Merino Vidal" <jmmv84@gmail.com>
> To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
> Cc: port-arm@NetBSD.org
> Subject: Re: port-shark/35576 - Make sysinst clear MBR
> Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:02:49 +0100
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>  Hi,
>  
>  The attached patch for sysinst asks the user if he wants to clear the  
>  MBR and does so.  It also tells him how to configure the firmware to  
>  boot from the on-disk kernel.
>  
>  But... I feel the question is useless.  Is it there any reason not to  
>  clear the MBR?  If there is not, I'll change the code to  
>  unconditionally clear it and only add a message at the end of the  
>  installation to tell the user what to do on the firmware.

I don't know of a reason, but I'm a new shark with disk user so I 
certainly don't speak with authority here.

-Dan