Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:49:50 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Snow Mountains <snow.mountains.4@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD on SSD on ASUS P5KPL-C Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1211191848330.31205@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <CAAHVa8vsXUPn%2BndPsbR3GCdneu5iQSfVt0v--GgDvRvZL8bSCA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAAHVa8thx4_fjQrTUwwGxERtCvTX9NnR59JxH7gQ38tq7irCZw@mail.gmail.com> <CAHHBGkph5j86wDpobasdtM%2BJZMQKt2eqcn8LKd4V0NzyDxR3Tw@mail.gmail.com> <CAAHVa8vm6vFa8ajiOJT3VWnvcZasdQM%2BnaJdjG9eLx%2Bj5F80CA@mail.gmail.com> <50A83993.50401@ShaneWare.Biz> <CAAHVa8uf65aaEWcKehojc0M67Psrn8Mpfj9GT=XR4GK47c%2BBWA@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1211191235400.28618@wonkity.com> <CAAHVa8tZBPGPyuuU0bSwyPdN5ZtW_d4t9cJN7CcxEEaUXO7OGw@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1211191801060.31205@wonkity.com> <CAAHVa8vsXUPn%2BndPsbR3GCdneu5iQSfVt0v--GgDvRvZL8bSCA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, 20 Nov 2012, Snow Mountains wrote: > 2012/11/20 Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>: >> On Tue, 20 Nov 2012, Snow Mountains wrote: >> >>> Just one small problem. Here I got this: >>> >>> # gpart create -s bsd ada2s1 >>> gpart: geom 'ada2s1': File exists >>> # gpart set -a active -i 1 ada2s1 >>> gpart: index '1': No such file or directory >>> >>> Expected? Anyway, is it any way to but FreeBSD on something like s2? >> >> >> Sorry, typo. FreeBSD does not have to be the first slice. >> >> # gpart create -s bsd ada2s2 >> # gpart set -a active -i 1 ada2s2 > > Hm, still doesn't work. Look: > > # gpart destroy -F ada2 > ada2 destroyed > # gpart create -s mbr ada2 > ada2 created > # gpart bootcode -b /boot/mbr ada2 > bootcode written to ada2 > # gpart add -t ntfs -b 2048 -s 30g ada2 > ada2s1 added > # gpart create -s bsd ada2s2 > gpart: arg0 'ada2s2': Invalid argument I know I've seen that, but can't recall what causes it. You can try retasting before creating the BSD partitions: # true > /dev/ada2 # gpart create -s bsd ada2s2
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