On Fri, 9 Sep 2016, D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote: > I always dd nulls to a disk that was used for another OS before starting > a new install.
Same here. > Specifically I have had issues installing NetBSD to a drive that had > Linux (Red Hat) on it. It's been a while but I think that the behaviour > he saw is what I saw. I ran dd to clean everything off the drive and > then it worked just fine. Hmm. It's one of those ritual-motion things I do now, and I can't even remember what happens when you don't dd-wipe a FreeBSD disk and try to do a fresh install of NetBSD. > In any case I have my doubts about someone who claims to have written > 10,000 articles over the last twelve years. For what it's worth: Well, I'd question the guy's testing methods and his Linux-centric "Phoronix Test Suite". It looks akin to putting gas in a diesel engine and wondering why the engine is such a turd. If he's going to use that script-ware crap on *BSD he might want to do the same level of testing and customization. He writes a lot of one-sentence or one-paragraph articles. The site is more like an RSS feed than a news site. So, I don't doubt the 10,000 number but using the term "article" to apply to all of them is a bit generous. > http://jonimoose.net/2013/moronix-why-amd-wont-take-michael-larabel-seriously-and-you-shouldnt-either/ Well, I have to say, I find this blogger's criticism pretty well placed. -Swift