From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 26 17:47:56 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 33566106564A; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:47:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from que_deseja@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc2-s16.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc2-s16.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.190.91]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 171B78FC08; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:47:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from BAY167-W132 ([65.54.190.124]) by bay0-omc2-s16.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:46:50 -0700 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [64.134.70.194] From: Desmond da Peoples To: , Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:46:50 +0000 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: References: <20120916120041.391C41065680@hub.freebsd.org>, <505624A9.7040508@hesiod.org>, , MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 26 Sep 2012 17:46:50.0454 (UTC) FILETIME=[E84E6760:01CD9C0E] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: anton@hesiod.org, "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" Subject: RE: gpart is junk X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:47:56 -0000 Date: Mon=2C 17 Sep 2012 08:54:41 -0400 From: deischen@freebsd.org To: tevans.uk@googlemail.com CC: anton@hesiod.org=3B freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gpart is junk On Mon=2C 17 Sep 2012=2C Tom Evans wrote: =20 > On Sun=2C Sep 16=2C 2012 at 8:12 PM=2C Jeff Anton wrot= e: >> =85 my point is that all this information needs to be >> together in one human and machine readable form. We need to be able to = look >> at the whole picture of a device and say "that makes sense" then do it. = And >> this shouldn't be from some GUI junk either. >> In a file=2C this information can be kept as a reference=2C as a confirm= ation >> that partitioning hasn't changed unexpectedly=2C and >> modified if needed in a clear manner. >> > > (Sorry to pick at just parts of your email=85) > > The current GEOM configuration is available from a sysctl in machine > readable format - check out kern.geom.confxml. If you are concerned > about your partitions changing underneath you=2C storing and then > comparing output from this sysctl gives you a simple way to determine > what. > > A human readable version can be obtained from the gpart tool. > > IMHO=2C gpart and GEOM are fantastic. gpart is a much simpler tool to > use than fdisk=2C and fully understands every kind of disk partitioning > you can throw at it=2C whilst fdisk is only a tool for playing with MBR. > The gpart man page explains clearly and concisely how to use it. > > GEOM provides a clear framework that anything can plug in to=2C from > labels to whole disk encryption. =20 It is not simple. All I want is Solaris format utility (partition and label). =20 --=20 DE For someone such as myself- and others- who use PowerPC(64)/POWER systems= =2C gpart is far from being junk. Fdisk is basically useless on an APM table or to even create such. You also= have the choice of creating a partition scheme with a Linux live CD and then adjusting the partition types with gpart. You can use gparted. Maybe you haven't noticed that gpart givess you the op= tion of different partition tables from the start. _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe=2C send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org= " =