Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:53:48 +0100 From: Kurt Jaeger <lists@c0mplx.org> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3TB disc and block alignment Message-ID: <20110222125348.GV34314@home.opsec.eu> In-Reply-To: <60764836@h30.sp.ipt.ru> References: <4D5D1D10.7010000@digsys.bg> <20110217180140.GL66849@dan.emsphone.com> <20110217204643.GJ34314@home.opsec.eu> <37576665@h30.sp.ipt.ru> <20110221161637.GR34314@home.opsec.eu> <71493761@h30.sp.ipt.ru> <20110221165521.GS34314@home.opsec.eu> <92928271@h30.sp.ipt.ru> <20110222092311.GU34314@home.opsec.eu> <60764836@h30.sp.ipt.ru>
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Hi! > > Basically, I did this: > > > gpart create -s gpt ad7 > > newfs /dev/ad7 > > Wow! Don't do it. It may hurt. ;-) Why may it hurt ? How may it hurt ? Which sector is written to by this 'gpart' command ? As far as I understand, GPT writes some stuff at the beginning and the end of the harddisk. How/why will the newfs overwrite those parts ? > Please, pay attention to gpart(8) (i.e. read the manual > carefully). One should create a specific partition and > only then create a file system upon it. I've read the gpart manual many times 8-) Maybe I'm to thick to get it ? -- pi@opsec.eu +49 171 3101372 9 years to go !
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