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From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
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Subject: Re: Partitioning with gpart or old style slices?
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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