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On 2013-06-01 08:40, s m wrote:
> hello all
>
> i want to install freebsd8.2 on my system. for some reasons, i need
> partitions more than 6. my freebsd just allow me to define partitions
> from a to h, not any more.
>
> i checked FreeBSD handbook, but it doesn't say anything about defining
> more partitions.
>
> my question is: how can i define more partitions on my freebsd? (for
> example, ad3s1a, ..., ad3s1h, ad3s1i, ad3s1j, ...).
>
> any comments or hints are appreciated.
> SAM

Put another disk in your machine.