From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 3 14:35:29 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F337106566B for ; Thu, 3 Dec 2009 14:35:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberto@keltia.freenix.fr) Received: from keltia.freenix.fr (cl-180.mrs-01.fr.sixxs.net [IPv6:2a01:240:fe00:b3::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E2E88FC18 for ; Thu, 3 Dec 2009 14:35:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by keltia.freenix.fr (Postfix/TLS) with ESMTP id 4618B3A141; Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:35:28 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at keltia.freenix.fr Received: from keltia.freenix.fr ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (keltia.freenix.fr [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id GAtFyiGf5ML0; Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:35:27 +0100 (CET) Received: from roberto-al.eurocontrol.fr (aran.keltia.net [88.191.250.24]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: roberto) by keltia.freenix.fr (Postfix/TLS) with ESMTPSA id BD68D3A140; Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:35:27 +0100 (CET) Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:35:04 +0100 From: Ollivier Robert To: Tom Evans Message-ID: <20091203143504.GC64702@roberto-al.eurocontrol.fr> References: <20091203141527.GB64702@roberto-al.eurocontrol.fr> <2e027be00912030631u78b4fde6x88883c108f280222@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <2e027be00912030631u78b4fde6x88883c108f280222@mail.gmail.com> X-Operating-System: MacOS X / Macbook Pro - FreeBSD 7.2 / Dell D820 SMP User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 8 GPT install, how? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:35:29 -0000 According to Tom Evans: >Most of these arguments are unnecessary. gpart generally already knows >where to put a partition (computers apparently are quite good at >adding 2 numbers together), so specifying offsets just isn't >necessary. This boils down to: I was not sure for the first two partitions so I found it more precise to specify them, knowing that the numbers don't change. Point taken though. PS: and I did simplify mine overtime ;-) -- Ollivier ROBERT -=- FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! -=- roberto@keltia.freenix.fr In memoriam to Ondine : http://ondine.keltia.net/