Another update for reality: "dangerously dedicated" mode is now

achieved by hitting 'F', which is no longer undocumented.

PR:		bin/92533
Submitted by:	Rudolf Cejka <cejkar at fit.vutbr dot cz>

1 files changed, 23 insertions, 25 deletions

diff --git a/usr.sbin/sade/help/slice.hlp b/usr.sbin/sade/help/slice.hlp
index 3a55f65..e9f3abb 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sade/help/slice.hlp
+++ b/usr.sbin/sade/help/slice.hlp
@@ -17,28 +17,31 @@ Install menu or use the (W)rite option here!  You're working with what
 is essentially a copy of the disk label(s), both here and in the Label
 Editor.
 
-If you want to use the entire disk for FreeBSD, type `A'.  You'll be
-asked whether or not you wish to keep the disk (potentially) compatible
-with other operating systems, i.e. the information in the FDISK table
-should be kept valid.  If you select the default of `Yes', slices will be
-aligned to fictitious cylinder boundaries and space will be reserved
+If you want to use the entire disk for FreeBSD, type `A'.  Slices will
+be aligned to fictitious cylinder boundaries and space will be reserved
 in front of the FreeBSD slice for a [future] possible boot manager.
 
-For the truly dedicated disk case, you can select `No' at the
-compatibility prompt.  In that case, all BIOS geometry considerations
-will no longer be in effect and you can safely ignore any
-``The detected geometry is invalid'' warning messages you may later
-see.  It is also not necessary in this case to set a slice bootable
-or install an MBR boot manager as both things are then irrelevant.
-
-The FreeBSD slice will start at absolute sector 0 of the disk (so that
-FreeBSD's disk label is identical to the Master Boot Record) and
-extend to the very last sector of the disk medium.  Needless to say,
-such a disk cannot have any sort of a boot manager, `disk manager',
-or anything else that has to interact with the BIOS.  This option is
-therefore only considered safe for SCSI disks and most IDE disks and
-is primarily intended for people who are going to set up a dedicated
-FreeBSD server or workstation, not a typical `home PC'.
+For the truly dedicated disk case, type `F'.  You'll be asked whether or
+not you wish to keep the disk (potentially) compatible with other
+operating systems, i.e. the information in the FDISK table should be
+kept valid.  A truly dedicated disk can be achieved by selecting `No'.
+In that case, all BIOS geometry considerations will no longer be in
+effect and you can safely ignore any ``The detected geometry is
+invalid'' warning messages you may later see.  It is also not necessary
+in this case to set a slice bootable or install an MBR boot manager as
+both things are then irrelevant.  The FreeBSD slice will start at
+absolute sector 0 of the disk (so that FreeBSD's disk label is identical
+to the Master Boot Record) and extend to the very last sector of the
+disk medium.  Needless to say, such a disk cannot have any sort of a
+boot manager, `disk manager', or anything else that has to interact with
+the BIOS.  This option is therefore only considered safe for SCSI disks
+and most IDE disks and is primarily intended for people who are going to
+set up a dedicated FreeBSD server or workstation, not a typical `home PC'.
+
+If you select the default of `Yes' at the compatibility, slices will be
+aligned to fictitious cylinder boundaries and space will be reserved
+in front of the FreeBSD slice for a [future] possible boot manager.
+This is pretty much equivalent to having chosen `A' originally.
 
 The flags field has the following legend:
 
@@ -52,8 +55,3 @@ installation) or set one Active before leaving this screen.
 
 To leave the slice editor, type `Q'.
 
-Final Note: If you're absolutely sure you know what you're doing
-      and you want to use the old "Dangerously Dedicated" mode
-      which is now deprecated by sysinstall, use the (purposely)
-      undocumented `F' key.
-