Subject: Re: sysinst install
To: Bob Nestor <rnestor@augustmail.com>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@zembu.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 08/09/2000 16:18:40
On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Bob Nestor wrote:

> I rewrote major sections of the code to fix some bugs that had been 
> reported.  The new version works (somewhat), but I haven't submitted the 
> code changes.  I did send a copy of them to Scott at his request.  I'd be 
> happy to send-pr them or turn them over to you if you'd like.  There is 
> one remaining problem with the sysinst proces though and that is getting 
> the new disk label back in-core during the installation.  My previous 
> method of doing this required a minor change to the kernel diskreadlabel 
> code which almost everyone objected to. The suggestion I got to just use 
> the IOCTL to update the in-core label doesn't appear to work on the 
> mac68k port because it ends up going through the same commented out 
> function in the kernel.  So unless someone comes up with another way of 
> doing this or unless the disklabel code gets some type of modification we 
> still have a problem.

Which IOCTL in which function?

Take care,

Bill