[openbeos] Re: makebootable under linux

Stefano Ceccherini <burton666@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >So, feel free to add that feature. Alternatively e.g. if it turns, 
> > that 
> >there is no simple API to get a partition offset you can add an 
> > command 
> >line option, that allows for specifying the offset. 
> I'm a total noob in linux, and I wouldn't like to see my partitions 
> messed up
> because I used the wrong offset, sorry :)
> I guess I'll leave this for someone who knows what he's doing.

The boot loader code is always written to the same position - it just 
contains an offset to the partition itself. If that offset is wrong, 
you won't be able to boot Haiku, but it won't do any further harm :-)

Bye,
   Axel.

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