Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:50:09 -0600
From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com>
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: looking for a disk partition ("slice") editor
Message-ID: <20080921165009.GB3097@kokopelli.hydra>
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On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 09:19:40AM -0500, Scott Bennett wrote:
> >
> Ah, but I do. My current problem is a case in point. I have a drive
> that I'm not currently using, but that has stuff on it I don't want to lo=
se
> (e.g., the images of another system). I want to set it up for use. I do=
not
> want to shut everything down just so that I can set it up for use. Right=
now
> the nine or ten partitions on it include three or four (I don't remember
> right now) FreeBSD slices. (The FreeBSD slices are further subdivided in=
to
> FreeBSD partitions, but that is irrelevant because I intend to wipe out
> their contents anyway.) With the exception of the partitions holding
> backup images of another system, nothing is arranged on that drive the way
> I want it arranged now, so I need to be able to rearrange it without
> disturbing everything else currently running on the system. There are ot=
her
> situations, too, that arise from time to time that I would like to be able
> to deal with and not have to shut down FreeBSD to do that.
> Anyway, back to my original question for anyone who can help: does
> anyone know of a disk partition editor that will allow me to manipulate
> the logical partitions, as well as the primary partitions, and that runs
> under FreeBSD?
Perhaps, if there's some *good* reason why we *shouldn't* want to "mess
with slices" while the system is running, someone can explain why. For
instance -- even if I only have one HDD in the system -- we could assume
a setup like this:
slice
/ partition
/etc/ partition
/usr/ partition
/var/ partition
/usr/home/ slice
C:/ slice for MS Windows primary partition
Why, for the love of Gob and all that's Wholly, shouldn't I be able to
wipe out my MS Windows primary partition, create a BSD slice, and use the
extra space for /usr/local/share/ if I suddenly find I need the space?
I, too, would like to know if a partition/slice tool such as what Scott
seeks exists. In fact, it would be nice to discover such a tool that not
only handles partitions/slices, but also logical/BSD partitions.
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Chad Perrin [ content licensed PDL: http://pdl.apotheon.org ]
Albert Camus: "An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself."
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