From owner-freebsd-doc Mon Oct 4 7:10:10 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2DC6D14DA4 for ; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 07:10:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id HAA79389; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 07:10:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from rucus.ru.ac.za (rucus.ru.ac.za [146.231.29.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1229014D61 for ; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 07:04:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nbm@rucus.ru.ac.za) Received: (qmail 38631 invoked by uid 1003); 4 Oct 1999 14:06:24 -0000 Message-Id: <19991004140624.38630.qmail@rucus.ru.ac.za> Date: 4 Oct 1999 14:06:24 -0000 From: nbm@rucus.ru.ac.za Reply-To: nbm@rucus.ru.ac.za To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.2 Subject: docs/14114: article-ify formatting-media Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >Number: 14114 >Category: docs >Synopsis: article-ify formatting-media >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Oct 4 07:10:01 PDT 1999 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Neil Blakey-Milner >Release: FreeBSD 3.0-STABLE i386 >Organization: Rhodes University Computer Users' Society >Environment: FreeBSD rucus.ru.ac.za 3.0-STABLE FreeBSD 3.0-STABLE #0: Tue Feb 9 22:52:23 GMT 1999 grahams@rucus.ru.ac.za:/usr/src/sys/compile/RUCUS-SMP i386 >Description: formatting-media isn't an article, and it should be. Automated transformation, indentation and whitespace changes still needed. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: cvs diff: Diffing . Index: article.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/articles/formatting-media/article.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.7 diff -u -r1.7 article.sgml --- article.sgml 1999/09/06 06:52:36 1.7 +++ article.sgml 1999/10/04 13:58:47 @@ -1,9 +1,8 @@ - + - +
- - + Formatting Media For Use With FreeBSD 2.2-RELEASE A Tutorial @@ -23,13 +22,12 @@ examples given have been tested under FreeBSD 2.2-GAMMA and may work for other releases. - - + - + Introduction & Definitions - + Overview Successfully adding disks to an existing system is the mark of an experienced system administrator. Slicing, partitioning, and adding @@ -69,8 +67,8 @@ method is running the tools manually from a root command line. For dangerously dedicated mode, only three or four commands are involved while sysinstall requires some manipulation. - - + + Definitions UNIX disk management over the centuries has invented many new @@ -112,9 +110,9 @@ represents 512 bytes of data. - + - + Warnings & Pitfalls Building disks is not something to take lightly. It is quite possible @@ -128,9 +126,9 @@ Needless to say, we are not responsible for any damage to any data or hardware that you may experience. You work at your own risk! - + - + Zip, Jaz, and Other Removables Removable disks can be formatted in the same way as normal hard @@ -147,21 +145,21 @@ then the disk was not in the drive. In this case, you will need to restart the machine before attempting to format disks. - + - - + + Formatting Disks in Dedicated Mode - + Introduction This section details how to make disks that are totally dedicated to FreeBSD. Remember, dedicated mode disks cannot be booted by the PC architecture. - - + + Making Dedicated Mode Disks using Sysinstall /stand/sysinstall, the system installation @@ -218,8 +216,8 @@ Exit out by repeatedly pressing ESCAPE. - - + + Making Dedicated Mode Disks Using the Command Line @@ -254,13 +252,13 @@ Your disk is now ready for use. + - - + Making Compatibility Mode Disks - + Introduction The command line is the easiest way to make dedicated disks, and the worst way to make compatibility disks. The command-line fdisk @@ -268,8 +266,8 @@ the slice table, which is more than most people want to deal with. Use sysinstall for compatibility disks, as described below. - - + + Making Compatibility Mode Disks Using Sysinstall @@ -320,12 +318,12 @@ Your new disk is now ready for use. + - - -Other Disk Operations +Other Disk Operations + Adding Swap Space As a system grows, it's need for swap space can also grow. @@ -362,9 +360,9 @@ - + - + Copying the Contents of Disks Submitted By: Renaud Waldura (renaud@softway.com) @@ -383,9 +381,9 @@ - + - + Creating Striped Disks using CCD Commands Submitted By: Stan Brown (stanb@awod.com) @@ -429,10 +427,10 @@ Now you can mount and use your CCD by referencing device /dev/ccd0c. + - - + Credits @@ -457,8 +455,6 @@ - - - + - +
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