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From: millerm@flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU (Michael Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: NetBSD 0.9 Core Dumps
Summary: How do I avoid Core Dumps to a Dos Partition?
Keywords: Core Dump Dos 0.9
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Date: 30 Aug 93 01:30:57 GMT
Sender: Mike Miller
Organization: College of Engineering, Oregon State University
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In the BUGS file the following bug is listed:
>   kernel will dump a vmcore into any partition, if one marked 0xa5 isn't
> 	present.  this can nuke a DOS partition very nicely...

This is very concering to me. How do I ensure that I have a partition
marked 0xa5? Do I just make one on install similar to /tmp and /sys ?
Insight on this would be most appreicated since my dos partition
contains valuable information.

Thanks,

Mike Miller                 | The time has come, the walrus said,
millerm@skie.ece.orst.edu   |   To talk of many things.     >=^/>