Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 02:56:46 +0000 From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6722@twc.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need help trying to recompile kernel with EBR functionality References: <DB8PR06MB6442B425832B28E6E16AC181F6210@DB8PR06MB6442.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com> <202001011526.001FQUeA001903@r56.edvax.de> <20200101163902.60776151.freebsd@edvax.de> <DB8PR06MB644289575A457EA98D83E2EBF6210@DB8PR06MB6442.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com> <20200101175734.2e5c66ba.freebsd@edvax.de>
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> That's why tools like GPartEd (for example on the UBCD) are > a much better solution that what FreeBSD includes natively. > It would be nice to have that Linux-specific functionality > implemented in FreeBSD's stock gpart, so all steps of disk > initialization can be done with FreeBSD (and scripted). > > And I completely agree with Polytropon that boot0 is much better for > > multi-OS systems, but boot0 works only on MBR - which is why I never use > GPT. > Definitely. It's simple and predictable, doesn't require any > maintenance (like GRUB), and works with everything that is > MBR-based. > Polytropon For GPT partitioning on Linux. FreeBSD, MS-Windows and macOS, there is Rod Smith's gptfdisk, included in FreeBSD ports in category sysutils (www.rodsbooks.com). I use multiple OSes and versions, so three primary partitions that I get with MBR are woefully insufficient. Besides, I want to be compatible with UEFI. I use Super Grub Disk formerly included on System Rescue CD to boot and choose, suppose I could possibly use grub-mkrescue from a newer System Rescue CD. But I aim to move over to UEFI. Tom
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