> >
> > Why not edit the partition table after boot1 gets installed?
>
> Because you can never make it valid. By keeping it the same set of
> illegal values, at least the system can recognise it.
What do you mean it can't be made valid? fdisk -u and a few keystrokes
later and I have a valid partition table... Whats wrong with it? Really,
if I'm being dense, sorry -- perhaps I just dont under stand yet -- please
be patient with me :)
>
> A final point:
>
> o Don't use dangerously dedicated mode.
I'd love to but the tools for automated installs in non-dedicated mode
dont really exist in a supported way. One of the things that was pointed
out in the thread is that disklabel doesn't work inside an fdisk slice.
I could use expect to manipulate sysinstall? So, for now, I use
dangerously dedicated installs with a hacked fake partition table to work
around the broken bioses I use. I just might start using program posted
in this thread that lets you do labels right in lieu of anything else, or
perhaps I'll fix disklabel to work right as was suggeseted elsewhere.
Fred
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