Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 08:03:22 +0700 From: Erich Dollansky <erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> To: Kevin Oberman <kob6558@gmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Removing UFS label from root Message-ID: <20120910080322.14343605@X220.ovitrap.com> In-Reply-To: <CAN6yY1vRdXMZVXNzofjjCzjotB1hALAPXMvB1MgV9duAf81LWg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAN6yY1vRdXMZVXNzofjjCzjotB1hALAPXMvB1MgV9duAf81LWg@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi, On Sun, 9 Sep 2012 17:47:43 -0700 Kevin Oberman <kob6558@gmail.com> wrote: > I added a label to my root fs some time ago. I really prefer the gpt > label and I have added it, but I can't figure out how to remove the > ufs label. > > I boot single user and run 'tunefs -L "" /dev/ada1p2' but I get an > "unable to write superblock" error. This is before mounting the drive > RW, but it is, of course, mounted RO. I tried setting the "allow > foot-shooting" debug flag, but it did not help. > > Is my only hope to boot a live system? (I have no CD, so I guess I > could try a a thumb drive.) as media size is growing, I started to make now every backup copy bootable. Big devices get then the full FreeBSD system. Erich
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