Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 09:05:44 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: saeedeh motlagh <saeedeh.motlagh@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: define more partitions in freebsd Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1306030902370.27951@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <CAN%2BS=WAeR6ndOZ4_Lo5hyOKfAsT4RLZZ6mvCc-SFgzxSEDStYg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAA_1SgHpcfWmS-CgE1WfQj4GLop9Wgeg__v2tzVbCj8pyt=qiA@mail.gmail.com> <87y5atg73c.fsf@oak.localnet> <CAA_1SgESNUPyH9-h6o-uij1K6arF4-d8GuS-XW5i3pFyXA0uCg@mail.gmail.com> <87y5ascp6v.fsf@oak.localnet> <CAN%2BS=WAeR6ndOZ4_Lo5hyOKfAsT4RLZZ6mvCc-SFgzxSEDStYg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, 3 Jun 2013, saeedeh motlagh wrote: > thanks Carl, > > i tried your your manual step by steps on FreeBSD8.2 but error happened. > this is what i've done: > gpart create -s MBR ad3 > ad3 created > gpart add -t freebsd ad3 > ad3s1 added > gpart create -s BSD -n 20 ad3s1 > gpart: geom 'ad3s1': File Exists > > if i do not run the second command and run the third one, it says "invalid > argument". > > i don't know what should i do:( any comments or hints are really > appreciated. [please stop top-posting, it makes replies more difficult] The slice entry is still present on the disk, and must be removed and recreated: gpart delete -i1 ad3 gpart add -t freebsd ad3 Again, GPT is a better solution unless you have a Thinkpad with a broken BIOS.
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