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From: mck@hp-ptp.HP.COM (Doug_McKenzie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Would you believe...
Message-ID: <1320014@hp-ptp.HP.COM>
Date: 7 Sep 89 16:17:39 GMT
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>anything, give up and call the HP response center.  The first answer I was 
>given I didn't believe, after verifing the the answer I had to scrape my chin 
>off of the floor.  HP hardcoded the disktab table into the kernal !!!!!!

>FLAMES

>HOW could you believe that the selection of partitions sizes that you chose
>would fit what yours customers need !?  First you have a lousy choices of 
>sizes, either very big or very small.  Then the manuals read that you change 
>the disktab entry to have different size partitions, but then that doesn't 
>work because you put the "allowable" sizes in the kernal.  I really don't 
>believe it!!  I can't figure out if it was stupidity or lots of gall.  

>FLAME OFF

I notice two parts to your complaint about disk sections -- that they are
not configurable, and that a manual says they are.  Please note, I'm NOT
arguing with you about the value of hard-coded disk sections, but I'd like
to know of any reference where an HP manual says to change an /etc/disktab
entry.

>You know I keep telling my co-workers that HP builds nice machines, after
>they hear about these types of gaffes they just say "sure jim" and snicker.

Ouch.

Doug McKenzie
HP/HP-UX Support
mck@hpdstma.hp.com