From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 30 05:26:18 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2958C16A400 for ; Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:26:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from host222.ipowerweb.com (host222.ipowerweb.com [66.235.210.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0B0DB13C455 for ; Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:26:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (qmail 91154 invoked from network); 30 Apr 2007 05:25:01 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO demeter.hydra) (24.9.123.251) by host222.ipowerweb.com with SMTP; 30 Apr 2007 05:25:01 -0000 Received: from demeter.hydra (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l3U5QG6I020379 for ; Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:26:16 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (from ren@localhost) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l3U5QFOh020378 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:26:15 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) X-Authentication-Warning: demeter.hydra: ren set sender to perrin@apotheon.com using -f Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:26:15 -0600 From: Chad Perrin To: FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <20070430052615.GA20346@demeter.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD Questions References: <20070429215319.GA18753@demeter.hydra> <20070429221638.GA33593@xor.obsecurity.org> <20070430025933.GD15045@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070430025933.GD15045@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Subject: Re: CLI filesystem format tool X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:26:18 -0000 On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 10:59:33PM -0400, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > I would suggest that you first use bsdlabel to create a single partition > on that slice. You can use the a: partition, or if you feel squimish > about using that one that is traditionally used for root, then use > the d: partition. Do this: > > bsdlabel -w ad0s3 To initialize a partition label, then > bsdlabel -e ad0s3 > > You enter an edit more. Just duplicate the c: line > --Do NOT change the c: line-- > edit that duplicate line and make it a: or d: or whatever. > Change the tuype to BSD4.2 > You can add values for [fsize bsize bps/cpg], maybe to: > 2048 16384 28552 > But I think you can just leave them blank. > write/quit the edit session and the label is written. > > Then you need to run newfs on that new partition. > > newfs /dev/ad0s3a or newfs /dev/ad0s3d if you named it d: > > Then, just edit /etc/fstab to make it mount at boot time > and mount it up. If you already have stuff in /home, then you will > need to make one of them a temporary mount somewhere to move stuff over. Thanks for the advice. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] Paul Graham: "Real ugliness is not harsh-looking syntax, but having to build programs out of the wrong concepts."