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authorjoerg <joerg@FreeBSD.org>1997-03-11 16:27:25 +0000
committerjoerg <joerg@FreeBSD.org>1997-03-11 16:27:25 +0000
commitbd91df240d4016524373791f4f29a558fd62bc46 (patch)
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parentcc064b4ef09217874eb42853207317c752e51d34 (diff)
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YAMF22 (rev 1.70.2.10, added blurb to explanations)
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/disks.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/disks.c
index 9e8ecd0..32c1ab6 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/disks.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/disks.c
@@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ print_chunks(Disk *d)
"a more likely geometry. If this geometry is incorrect or you\n"
"are unsure as to whether or not it's correct, please consult\n"
"the Hardware Guide in the Documentation submenu or use the\n"
- " (G)eometry command to change it now.",
+ "(G)eometry command to change it now.\n\n"
+ "Remember: you need to enter whatever your BIOS thinks the\n"
+ "geometry were! For IDE, that's what you have told in the BIOS\n"
+ "setup, for SCSI, it's the translation mode your controller is\n"
+ "using. Do NOT use a ``physical geometry''.",
d->bios_cyl, d->bios_hd, d->bios_sect, d->name);
Sanitize_Bios_Geom(d);
}
@@ -258,6 +262,8 @@ diskPartition(Device *dev, Disk *d)
"and possibly some IDE drives (e.g. drives running under the\n"
"control of sort of disk manager). SCSI drives are considerably\n"
"less at risk.\n\n"
+ "If, on the other hand, your goal is a dedicated FreeBSD machine\n"
+ "and nothing else, this option is for you.\n\n"
"Do you insist on dedicating the entire disk this way?");
}
if (rv == -1)
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