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Re: misc -current stuff



In message <14330.953851936@dumbcat.snafu.org>
	so spake Marco S Hyman (marc):

> 1) the termcap problem on the console still exists.   Is there a way
>    to clear the graphics mode once its set?  Yes, I know about vt220-old
>    (or whatever it's name is).

You should be able to cat a ^O to clear it.  This was fixed for real
last night.

> 2) I can boot from floppy and then select hd0a:bsd, but I can not boot
>    from sd0a.   I get the message:
> 
> 	Using Drive: 0 Partition: 3
> 
>    and then the system hangs.  sd0 info follows.

As a temporary workaround, if you have a dos floppy hanging around
with fdisk you can do 'fdisk /mbr'.

> 3) disklabel says the drive is 3600 RPM.  It is really 7200 RPM.  Is
>    the disklabel value informational only, or can I get better performance
>    if I change it.

I'm not aware of anything that actually cares about the speed.

 - todd