From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 8 19:44:53 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20EA91065672 for ; Tue, 8 Dec 2009 19:44:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from psteele@maxiscale.com) Received: from server505.appriver.com (server505e.appriver.com [98.129.35.9]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D93118FC2E for ; Tue, 8 Dec 2009 19:44:52 +0000 (UTC) X-Policy: GLOBAL - maxiscale.com X-Primary: psteele@maxiscale.com X-Note: This Email was scanned by AppRiver SecureTide X-ALLOW: psteele@maxiscale.com ALLOWED X-Virus-Scan: V- X-Note: Spam Tests Failed: X-Country-Path: UNITED STATES->UNITED STATES->UNITED STATES X-Note-Sending-IP: 98.129.23.15 X-Note-Reverse-DNS: ht02.exg5.exghost.com X-Note-WHTLIST: psteele@maxiscale.com X-Note: User Rule Hits: X-Note: Global Rule Hits: 112 113 114 115 119 120 131 218 X-Note: Mail Class: ALLOWEDSENDER X-Note: Headers Injected Received: from [98.129.23.15] (HELO ht02.exg5.exghost.com) by server505.appriver.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTPS id 15915178 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:44:51 -0600 Received: from mbx03.exg5.exghost.com ([169.254.1.164]) by ht02.exg5.exghost.com ([98.129.23.15]) with mapi; Tue, 8 Dec 2009 13:44:50 -0600 From: Peter Steele To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 13:44:49 -0600 Thread-Topic: How do I create large partitions in FreeBSD? Thread-Index: Acp4Pft3NtYPNr00QD63kPvxlVvhpAAAMZYg Message-ID: <7B9397B189EB6E46A5EE7B4C8A4BB7CB33D0D4C8@MBX03.exg5.exghost.com> References: <7B9397B189EB6E46A5EE7B4C8A4BB7CB33D0D44A@MBX03.exg5.exghost.com> <20091208195424.850e8363.freebsd@edvax.de> <7B9397B189EB6E46A5EE7B4C8A4BB7CB33D0D498@MBX03.exg5.exghost.com> <20091208202749.d3f3b697.freebsd@edvax.de> <6201873e0912081138p906fa7bxb7ea5223542e67ff@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6201873e0912081138p906fa7bxb7ea5223542e67ff@mail.gmail.com> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: RE: How do I create large partitions in FreeBSD? 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: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:44:53 -0000 >b) go with gpt / gpart, which is okay if FreeBSD will > be the only OS that accesses the disk(s) in question, > as I may assume by your statements. That's correct; these will be strictly BSD accessible drives.