From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 14 23:36:44 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD1A31065670 for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:36:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com) Received: from mx1.fisglobal.com (mx1.fisglobal.com [199.200.24.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72DFD8FC17 for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:36:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pps.filterd (ltcfislmsgpa02 [127.0.0.1]) by ltcfislmsgpa02.fnfis.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with SMTP id q1ENQO20005548; Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:36:42 -0600 Received: from smtp.fisglobal.com ([10.132.206.15]) by ltcfislmsgpa02.fnfis.com with ESMTP id 1300fgg684-2 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:36:42 -0600 Received: from dtwin (10.14.152.15) by smtp.fisglobal.com (10.132.206.15) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.1.323.3; Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:36:41 -0600 From: Devin Teske To: "'Mike Andrews'" , References: <4F355A5B.9080007@rewt.org.uk> <4F35743B.4020302@os2.kiev.ua> <4F37DBA3.7030304@cran.org.uk> <20120213195554.O46120@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <092c01cceb40$2dc8f240$895ad6c0$@fisglobal.com> <095a01cceb54$04a38fb0$0deaaf10$@fisglobal.com> <4F3ACDE7.8060003@bit0.com> In-Reply-To: <4F3ACDE7.8060003@bit0.com> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:36:47 -0800 Message-ID: <09c701cceb71$85388f50$8fa9adf0$@fisglobal.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQHpLgw2N43SAX2EkCOmVhPWC2ZpSwJNZ8ORAfwXlJcCVCvdvQKmrcmqAYxp73kBraTlqwFzCD1XlZT6zQA= Content-Language: en-us X-Originating-IP: [10.14.152.15] X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.6.7361, 1.0.260, 0.0.0000 definitions=2012-02-14_06:2012-02-14, 2012-02-14, 1970-01-01 signatures=0 Cc: Subject: RE: New BSD Installer X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:36:44 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > stable@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Mike Andrews > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 1:11 PM > To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: New BSD Installer > > On 2/14/2012 3:05 PM, Devin Teske wrote: > > Please don't get rid of fdisk or bsdlabel as they are (and forever will be) > > required to do things like: > > > > 1. scripted formatting of a thumb drive > > > > 2. automated probing of disk information (fdisk -p) > > > > 3. Other tasks that are not suitably handled by curses-based utilities > > > > For example, the following command will create a second Windows partition on > a > > thumb drive without user interaction: > > > > echo "p 2 0x0c * *" | fdisk -f - /dev/da0 > > > > If you take away fdisk, how am I supposed to achieve the above? > > /sbin/gpart add -t 12 -i 2 da0 > I stand corrected. Ok, remove at-will but not before 10.0 please. Looking for 9.x to be the transitional phase. -- Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.