Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 15:25:31 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Gary Aitken <freebsd@dreamchaser.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: bsdlabel geometry params Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206041521410.945@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <4FCD21C0.50200@dreamchaser.org> References: <4FCCBDF4.1030008@dreamchaser.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206041424150.945@wonkity.com> <4FCD21C0.50200@dreamchaser.org>
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On Mon, 4 Jun 2012, Gary Aitken wrote: >> What part of the Handbook? I would suggest using gpart(8), it makes GPT partitions easy, and nasty old MBR partitions aren't any worse than with fdisk/bsdlabel. > > 19.3.2 That's the Storage chapter, section "Command Line Utilities". That is yet another section that needs updating. In the meantime, here: http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/disksetup.html The second half of that covers using gpart(8). I suggest using GPT partitions unless your configuration does not allow them (gmirror, for example).
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