Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 05:02:46 -0800 (PST) From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6724@bellsouth.net> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Cc: Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org> Subject: Re: BIND segway -> python -> first-class ports Message-ID: <784088.73999.bm@smtp115.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <20131210023615.GR55638@funkthat.com> <52A68141.6010003@mu.org> <622122.74675.bm@smtp120.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <20131210224915.GA55638@funkthat.com> <CAN6yY1tSqbrkt5bkjhDW6npT4PAXmMck0Xco%2BERwBE=wkkBDBQ@mail.gmail.com>
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> While bsdlabel lives, it is very painful to use once you learn gpart. A
> parseable output from gpart would be wonderful. Another would be netstat.
> FWIW, the fact that JunOS can output most everything in XML is a great
> thing that I wish every router and OS did! (Not the XML part, but a format
> suitable or easy parsing. JSON would probably be even better.)
--
> R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
I was going to say that one way I used bsdlabel was to create a bootable disk image to boot FreeBSD with grub2 or grub4dos.
I would then escape to loader prompt and switch the root partition to the proper place.
I didn't use it because my other solution worked: USB-stick installation of FreeBSD, boot that, escape to loader prompt and switch the root.
I could even unload and switch the kernel, like for instance
boot /boot/kernel2 -a
By the way, running NetBSD disklabel is a major pain, and undependable, an argument for switching from MBR to GPT.
I am not familiar with JunOS or JSON.
Tom
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