Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2012 14:16:31 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Format a USB flash drive using gpart Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207081412460.1745@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <BLU0-SMTP10303882837C7BA6EAE3BDE93EC0@phx.gbl> References: <BLU0-SMTP96EE9BFC96D3D905EA7D7493ED0@phx.gbl> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207072029150.45162@wonkity.com> <BLU0-SMTP10303882837C7BA6EAE3BDE93EC0@phx.gbl>
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> > Interestingly enough, I searched through the man pages and FreeBSD help > but never came across anything that specifically addressed flash drive. because there is no need to. For freebsd it is just a storage device. for FreeBSD only i recommend using bsdlabel, not gpart, for multiOS using fdisk. it is simpler and boot0cfg allows you to add boot selector, so you can make multisystem pendrive, just as my triple-boot 16GB pendrive holding FreeBSD/i386, FreeBSD/amd64, lots of packages, DOS with lots of tools and windoze installers. > Perhaps, and I know that this will offend some purists, but a nice GUI not about purism but (lack of) usability. GUI interfaces never helps, only hides real things and prevent understanding anything. You maybe understand it, maybe not. Most people will not. GUI interfaces are actual a PROBLEM with today software.
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