[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #4028: Hybrid GPT/MBR Initial Program Loader
- From: "axeld" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:25:32 -0000
#4028: Hybrid GPT/MBR Initial Program Loader
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Reporter: meianoite | Owner: axeld
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: File Systems | Version: R1/pre-alpha1
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Blocking:
Has a Patch: 1 | Platform: All
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Comment (by axeld):
Oh well, I forgot you like to write so wordy :-)
Replying to [comment:20 meianoite]:
> This is not the point I'm trying to make. [...]
That doesn't really matter; I only questioned your argumentation, not the
contents.
> So at first I offered to expand that facility to account for that.
Instead I'm being asked to change every other tool to conform, [...]
Don't exaggerate. The only thing ever in question was anyboot.
> > But that aside, [...]
> That's beside the point. [...]
No, it's an actual argument not to expect a 512 byte boot loader.
> I got a tongue-in-cheek-y reply to use `dd` or `truncate` (or maybe I
didn't make myself clear and that was a honest, straightforward answer).
[...]
Of course it was a honest, and straightforward answer. There is certainly
no need for being mean yet :-)
> I'm not trying to avoid a problem, I'm instead willing to providing a
more general solution.
FWIW, you managed to convince me. Not so much in the anyboot case, but in
the more general solution thing. Unfortunately, you still haven't provided
a patch ;-)
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