[src/netbsd-1-4]: src/distrib/notes/common Apply patch (requested by he):

[he <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/5cfb9a92e7d2
branches:  netbsd-1-4
changeset: 470354:5cfb9a92e7d2
user:      he <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sat Feb 12 19:49:24 2000 +0000

description:
Apply patch (requested by he):
  Document that LILO may not be blown away by sysinst, and how to
  work around it in the "caveats" section for the i386.

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/common/main |  12 +++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diffs (26 lines):

diff -r 974d85623a27 -r 5cfb9a92e7d2 distrib/notes/common/main
--- a/distrib/notes/common/main Sat Feb 12 18:10:24 2000 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/common/main Sat Feb 12 19:49:24 2000 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: main,v 1.6.2.16 2000/02/11 00:35:57 he Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: main,v 1.6.2.17 2000/02/12 19:49:24 he Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1999 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -244,6 +244,16 @@
 size.  This will unfortunately, and contrary to tradition for patch
 releases, cause incompatibilities for users of file system LKMs
 compiled for 1.4 and 1.4.1.
+.if r_i386 \{\
+.It
+If the disk you are going to install on currently has LILO from
+Linux installed as the boot loader, the
+.Nx
+sysinst tool may not properly replace the boot code, and you will
+have problems booting from the disk.  To work around this problem,
+do ``fdisk -i diskname'' after sysinst is done but before trying
+to boot from the disk.
+.\}
 .It
 Although LFS has been improved between 1.4.1 and 1.4.2, it can
 probably still be characterized as being of ``beta test'' quality,