From owner-dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org Mon Apr 12 14:00:38 2021 Return-Path: Delivered-To: dev-commits-src-all@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 117855D224E; Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:00:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4FJr3n72W2z4WBy; Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:00:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gitrepo.freebsd.org (gitrepo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:5]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E4C45183D9; Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:00:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gitrepo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.44]) by gitrepo.freebsd.org (8.16.1/8.16.1) with ESMTP id 13CE0beL064143; Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:00:37 GMT (envelope-from git@gitrepo.freebsd.org) Received: (from git@localhost) by gitrepo.freebsd.org (8.16.1/8.16.1/Submit) id 13CE0bZr064142; Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:00:37 GMT (envelope-from git) Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:00:37 GMT Message-Id: <202104121400.13CE0bZr064142@gitrepo.freebsd.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-branches@FreeBSD.org From: Nathan Whitehorn Subject: git: e37df024e090 - stable/13 - Clarify that scripted installations don't require specification of boot partitions, as there seems to be widespread confusion on this point. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Git-Committer: nwhitehorn X-Git-Repository: src X-Git-Refname: refs/heads/stable/13 X-Git-Reftype: branch X-Git-Commit: e37df024e090daa1c3bf450b406cff4995f2401f Auto-Submitted: auto-generated X-BeenThere: dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: Commit messages for all branches of the src repository List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:00:38 -0000 The branch stable/13 has been updated by nwhitehorn: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=e37df024e090daa1c3bf450b406cff4995f2401f commit e37df024e090daa1c3bf450b406cff4995f2401f Author: Nathan Whitehorn AuthorDate: 2021-03-19 13:44:30 +0000 Commit: Nathan Whitehorn CommitDate: 2021-04-12 13:58:43 +0000 Clarify that scripted installations don't require specification of boot partitions, as there seems to be widespread confusion on this point. MFC after: 1 day (cherry picked from commit e8b4c5a6226b6bde304380de51c347851680b7ed) --- usr.sbin/bsdinstall/bsdinstall.8 | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/bsdinstall.8 b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/bsdinstall.8 index 8048e41669ee..ba261ce7301d 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/bsdinstall.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/bsdinstall.8 @@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ As an example, a typical invocation looks like: .Pp bsdinstall scriptedpart ada0 { 20G freebsd-ufs /, 4G freebsd-swap, 20G freebsd-ufs /var, auto freebsd-ufs /usr } .Pp +Note that the list of partitions should +.Em not +include boot partitions (e.g. EFI system partitions), which will be created automatically on whatever disk includes /. +.Pp A shorter invocation to use the default partitioning (as .Cm autopart would have used) on the same disk: