Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2015 23:15:58 -0453.75 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions !!!! <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: dd question Message-ID: <5608BDB4.6060200@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1509271857480.36906@wonkity.com> References: <5606A4FF.4090105@hiwaay.net> <CA%2BtpaK3UOEfKSfSjbdcH%2BR2jaU9=XVBEg%2B%2Bjn5VCbiiUkLF_Tg@mail.gmail.com> <56073915.6030707@hiwaay.net> <20150927131036.c6b2d9ce.freebsd@edvax.de> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1509270540450.40168@wonkity.com> <5607E84D.1050803@hiwaay.net> <20150927155354.7dab526a.freebsd@edvax.de> <5607F676.10307@hiwaay.net> <20150927160604.f1e1c21d.freebsd@edvax.de> <5607FA6E.5040600@hiwaay.net> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1509271857480.36906@wonkity.com>
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On 09/27/15 20:07, Warren Block wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Sep 2015, William A. Mahaffey III wrote:
>
>> If I use disklabel to add a 'd' slice, will that mess up what is
>> already there ? What is the syntax for that, I don't see it in the
>> disklabel/bsdlabel man page ? The man page for disklabel/bsdlabel
>> shows a way to initialize a whole disk using 'fdisk -BI <dev>' &
>> implies that this will create a 'da0s1' slice in the process. However
>> it will also wipe out what is already there. If I do that, can I then
>> copy the img-file contents in some way ? Thanks & TIA :-) ....
>
> Please stop using fdisk and bsdlabel. gpart(8) does everything they
> do and is easier to use.
>
> Messing with a bsdlabel installer image is probably a waste of time,
> but yes, you can add a partition (a bsdlabel partition). Or you can
> probably use growfs to expand the filesystem to the size of the drive.
> If you already have images on the network, consider mounting them with
> NFS instead.
I (think I) am using them because of the way the install image is put
together, & I am trying to work around a perceived issue. Better way I
am looking for :-) .... I want the full space on the drive available to
log the install in case I run into issues during install ....
--
William A. Mahaffey III
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