Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 16:39:04 -0600 (MDT) From: Fred Clift <fclift@verio.net> To: dannyman <dannyman@toldme.com> Cc: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: creating an fdisk partition in an automated way Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104111623020.10600-100000@vespa.dmz.orem.verio.net> In-Reply-To: <20010406181255.H59108@dell.dannyland.org>
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On Fri, 6 Apr 2001, dannyman wrote: > On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 08:58:12PM -0700, Doug White wrote: > > fdisk -I is your friend. (DANGER: THIS IS DESTRUCTIVE -- READ THE MAN ... > Yeah ... I use it. It seems to do the right thing. Then disklabel doesn't > work. :< ... > disklabel -r -w $disk auto > > Disklabel pukes. I've found a similar case at: > http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22cannot+find+label%22+%22no+disk+label%22+fdisk&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&rnum=1&seld=972266336&ic=1 Disklabel XXXX auto only works on 'raw' disks. I mean, it wasn't written to work on partitions er slices. This wouldn't be a bug, but more a feature enhancement. I'm sure it could be implemented. Let us all know when you get it fixed :). Fred -- Fred Clift - fclift@verio.net -- Remember: If brute force doesn't work, you're just not using enough. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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