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From: Gordon Tetlow <gordont@bluemtn.net>
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To: Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>
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Subject: Re: Incorporate a new partion on toshiba 4005
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On 1 May 2001, Harry Putnam wrote:

> I imagine this is really basic stuff but as have many aspects of
> Freebsd this task seems very confusing.
>
> The laptop has FreeBSD and Redhat linux and a skeleton intstall of
> win98, on it.  I want to wipe out the linux partition and add it to
> the FreeBSD space.
>
> There seems to be no handy tool that supplies me with usable
> information about the disk.  At least not with out major studies .
>
> Fdisk output is nearly useless.  It apparently doens't see the linux
> partition at all.
>
> disklabel and diskpart both seem to expect irreversable commands with
> out showing me what they'll do.  Or where.

I tend to agree on this one, disk utilities in FreeBSD aren't exactly
user-friendly.

> That brings us to /stand/sysinstall and the fdisk editor.
>
> Evey piece of documentation on www.FreeBSD.org  advises use of
> /stand/sysinstall for compatability mode partitions.  (There is still
> a skeleton install of Win/98)
>
> Ok cool, but every one of them skates right over the firt big
> stumbling block.
>
> They tell you to `select a disk to work on'.  No mention of why two
> are shown and I only have one.  Selecting either one shows me the
> exact same picture but with a different name.

hmm, lemme guess. wd0 and ad0?

> So how can I tell witch one to select?  Does it matter?  What are the
> repercussions?

The best thing to do would be to take a look at your /etc/fstab and see
what it uses (ad0s1a?) and then edit the disk listed with sysinstall.

-gordon


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