Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 20:43:37 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Robert Simmons <rsimmons0@gmail.com> Cc: "questions@FreeBSD.org Questions" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Partitioning with gpart or old style slices? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1106042039240.34792@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <BANLkTinoDAOxj0AYvYmdia_jLhW54F4jig@mail.gmail.com> References: <4DEAAE54.1050508@locolomo.org> <BANLkTinoDAOxj0AYvYmdia_jLhW54F4jig@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, 4 Jun 2011, Robert Simmons wrote: >> Do I need kernel modules not in the generic kernel or create extra boot >> partition? > > If you use it to make GPT partitions, you will need a freebsd-boot > partition with the proper bootcode for what you want to do. If you > search this mailing list's archive, I've posted basic instructions for > gpart/GPT partitioning recently, perhaps there needs to be a section > added to Handbook 18.3.2 describing the basics. Unfortunately, the > only mention in the handbook is a link to the man page in section > 18.3. There's a sample in the second half of my disk setup article: http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/disksetup.html
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