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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/sade/label.c | 24 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/sysinstall/label.c | 24 |
2 files changed, 46 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sade/label.c b/usr.sbin/sade/label.c index a6940e8..465e019 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/sade/label.c +++ b/usr.sbin/sade/label.c @@ -965,6 +965,28 @@ diskLabel(Device *dev) clear_wins(); break; } + +#ifdef __alpha__ + /* + * The boot blocks require that the root partition is at the + * begining of the disk and cannot boot otherwise. + * Warn Alpha users if they are about to shoot themselves in + * the foot in this way. + * + * Since partitions may not start precisely at offset 0 we + * check for a "close to 0" instead. :-( + */ + if ((flags & CHUNK_IS_ROOT) && (tmp->offset > 1024)) { + msgConfirm("Your root partition (a) does not seem to be the first\n" + "partition. The Alpha can only boot from the first partition,\n" + "so it is unlikely that your current disk layout will\n" + "be bootable boot after installation.\n" + "\n" + "Please allocate the root partition before allocating\n" + "any others.\n"); + } +#endif /* alpha */ + if (type != PART_SWAP) { /* This is needed to tell the newfs -u about the size */ tmp->private_data = new_part(p->mountpoint, p->newfs, tmp->size); @@ -977,7 +999,7 @@ diskLabel(Device *dev) variable_set2(DISK_LABELLED, "yes", 0); record_label_chunks(devs, dev); clear_wins(); - /*** This is where we assign focus to new label so it shows ***/ + /* This is where we assign focus to new label so it shows. */ { int i; label_focus = -1; diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/label.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/label.c index a6940e8..465e019 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/label.c +++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/label.c @@ -965,6 +965,28 @@ diskLabel(Device *dev) clear_wins(); break; } + +#ifdef __alpha__ + /* + * The boot blocks require that the root partition is at the + * begining of the disk and cannot boot otherwise. + * Warn Alpha users if they are about to shoot themselves in + * the foot in this way. + * + * Since partitions may not start precisely at offset 0 we + * check for a "close to 0" instead. :-( + */ + if ((flags & CHUNK_IS_ROOT) && (tmp->offset > 1024)) { + msgConfirm("Your root partition (a) does not seem to be the first\n" + "partition. The Alpha can only boot from the first partition,\n" + "so it is unlikely that your current disk layout will\n" + "be bootable boot after installation.\n" + "\n" + "Please allocate the root partition before allocating\n" + "any others.\n"); + } +#endif /* alpha */ + if (type != PART_SWAP) { /* This is needed to tell the newfs -u about the size */ tmp->private_data = new_part(p->mountpoint, p->newfs, tmp->size); @@ -977,7 +999,7 @@ diskLabel(Device *dev) variable_set2(DISK_LABELLED, "yes", 0); record_label_chunks(devs, dev); clear_wins(); - /*** This is where we assign focus to new label so it shows ***/ + /* This is where we assign focus to new label so it shows. */ { int i; label_focus = -1; |
