diff -Nur util-linux-2.9r/fdisk/fdisk.c util-linux-2.9r.pld/fdisk/fdisk.c
--- util-linux-2.9r/fdisk/fdisk.c	Sat May  1 13:49:47 1999
+++ util-linux-2.9r.pld/fdisk/fdisk.c	Sun May 23 13:47:46 1999
@@ -2002,8 +2002,12 @@
 					printf(_("Boot file unchanged\n"));
 				else
 					sgi_set_bootfile(line_ptr);
-			} else
-				bselect();
+			} else {
+			    printf("Warning: starting partitions at cylinder 1"
+				   " will be bad for the health of your\n");
+			    printf("partition table -- start at cylinder 2 instead!\n\n");
+			    bselect();
+			}
 			break;
 		case 'c':
 			if (sun_label)