From owner-freebsd-geom@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 3 06:06:59 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 610B6106566B for ; Mon, 3 Sep 2012 06:06:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ae@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mail.kirov.so-ups.ru (mail.kirov.so-ups.ru [178.74.170.1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0361B8FC0A for ; Mon, 3 Sep 2012 06:06:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from kas30pipe.localhost (localhost.kirov.so-ups.ru [127.0.0.1]) by mail.kirov.so-ups.ru (Postfix) with SMTP id F26BAB806A for ; Mon, 3 Sep 2012 10:01:07 +0400 (MSK) Received: from kirov.so-ups.ru (unknown [172.21.81.1]) by mail.kirov.so-ups.ru (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED0C5B8068 for ; Mon, 3 Sep 2012 10:01:07 +0400 (MSK) Received: by ns.kirov.so-ups.ru (Postfix, from userid 1010) id EA0DEBA0C0; Mon, 3 Sep 2012 10:01:07 +0400 (MSK) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (elsukov.kirov.oduur.so [10.118.3.52]) by ns.kirov.so-ups.ru (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6780BA0B4 for ; Mon, 3 Sep 2012 10:01:07 +0400 (MSK) Message-ID: <5044479F.7000405@FreeBSD.org> Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:01:03 +0400 From: "Andrey V. Elsukov" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 (FreeBSD/20051231) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org References: <504439EC.5000004@yandex.ru> <20120903053436.GA2238@mid.pc5.i.0x5.de> In-Reply-To: <20120903053436.GA2238@mid.pc5.i.0x5.de> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.4.2 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigE0BACAF2E67576982C33C93A" X-SpamTest-Version: SMTP-Filter Version 3.0.0 [0284], KAS30/Release X-SpamTest-Info: Not protected Subject: Re: GPT partitions missing, upgrading 7.4 to 8.3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: GEOM-specific discussions and implementations List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:06:59 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigE0BACAF2E67576982C33C93A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 03.09.2012 9:34, Nicolas Rachinsky wrote: > * "Andrey V. Elsukov" [2012-09-03 09:02 +0400]: >> On 02.09.2012 19:47, Nicola Tiling wrote: >>> I'm trying to upgrade 7.4 to 8.3, but I fail. >>> >>> On a third slice I have nine gpt partitions. Originally they were cre= ated under 6.2 with "gpt". >>> The upgrade from 6.4 to 7.4 runs without problems, but now from 7.4 t= o 8.3 the partitions are not >>> found. I can't see them under /dev and gpart list shows curious thing= s, a fifth slice in the >>> third and a EBR scheme instead of GPT. I have load the kernel modules= geom_part_gtp, >>> geom_part_mbr, geom_part_bsd. Is there a save way to install 8.3 or i= s it dead-end? >> >> GEOM_PART_GPT cannot be nested. >=20 > Is there any technical reason for that? Would there be any problems if > the nesting check is removed? >=20 > 7.X worked just fine with a gpt inside a slice or partition. GPT is part of the UEFI specification and our implementation should be co= mpatible with it. If you want use MBR, then you should use BSD label on the MBR slice. If you want GPT - just use GPT without any nesting. --=20 WBR, Andrey V. Elsukov --------------enigE0BACAF2E67576982C33C93A Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJQREejAAoJEAHF6gQQyKF6C0sH/R3Q0SL9aTYMGC6NAwM+evVG vinHchg+/be22e+lY80kNZKqy+W1A4bNOOn8p87f6Yrk1Ck5PQDTvbPv+4ZwtdpV Ri9rWn7PAL+TwjnVsheQ5CakZNFpzzcISJeiWn/of/vr2VeGdQfHzVPx2VtXEnmk kyGnGMCiIsyd/0+spd0mhaGgYKmcXBqYRhVvis92Sk1mqFXKuon3/nrNPrkFeMcY 0EPAHTPlW1VGMvxP4jX3TJgchpH1ynsvV1AXP+RA5zxMrqA81VOD7wXWZnNCcHLB 4tp/vnHx/5cfus3NT9GUcSRK1SyfiM3Nam0H7Ydncb/zloJIUMfa/g6+DqMT2Hs= =9Y14 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigE0BACAF2E67576982C33C93A--