Documenting the MBR in a dbootstrap messagebox.
>>>>> "Manoj" == Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> writes:
>>> "Karl" == Karl M Hegbloom <karlheg@bittersweet.inetarena.com> writes:
Karl> Boot floppies 2.2.6 has been uploaded.
Karl> Starting with this version of `boot-floppies', `install-mbr' is run
Karl> with `--interrupt n', so that it is not interruptable during boot;
Karl> that is, holding shift will NOT display the MBR menu; it should
Karl> behave just like a standard MBR. At local option, that functionality
Karl> may be enabled by the system administrator, via the `install-mbr'
Karl> command.
Karl> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Karl> Important Information about the installed MBR
Karl> The master boot record program that was just installed supports
Karl> several advanced options that have not been enabled by default.
Karl> The installed configuration will cause it to behave just like a
Karl> standard MBR. For information about the advanced features
Karl> supported by the mbr, please read the 'install-mbr' manual page.
Karl> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Manoj> How about letting the casual user know how to revert the the
Manoj> mbr to the traditional Debian state at this point? If we are going to
Manoj> emasculate mbr to to satisfy some off the wall high security sites,
Manoj> (which, I think is a mistake, personally), at least let the common
Manoj> folk know how to revert it off the bat.
I agree. What if we install it the way we always have, and then tell
about the holding down a key during boot will produce a prompt
allowing booting from any partition or a floppy, and then say that
this feature can be disabled, please read the manual?
Manoj> And this should definitely become a configuration option, at
Manoj> your earliest convenience.
I agree. There should be a set of checkboxes to set the
`install-mbr' switches. I have no idea how hard it is to do that
yet; Today I will be reading the `dbootstrap' code for the first
time.
Manoj> Do you need me to file a wish list bug for this added
Manoj> documentation?
No need; we'll do it anyway.
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