Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 11:59:08 +0200 (SAT) From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com> To: jdp@polstra.com (John Polstra) Cc: rnordier@nordier.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Bootmanager -> Bootmanager -> Bootmanager.. :-) Message-ID: <199811280959.LAA01702@ceia.nordier.com> In-Reply-To: <199811272147.NAA07730@vashon.polstra.com> from John Polstra at "Nov 27, 98 01:47:20 pm"
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John Polstra wrote: > In article <199811272057.WAA29837@ceia.nordier.com>, > Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com> wrote: > > > > As you're using slices, the disklabel command needs a slice argument: > > eg. da0s1 rather than da0. > > Maybe so, but you'd sure never know it from the man page. All of the > text and all of the examples reference either "sd0" or "/dev/rsd0c". My advice was misleading. The compatibility slice is implied, in these context, if the disk is sliced and a slice is not specified. So one should be able to use the same commands on sliced and unsliced disks. I tend to consider multiple FreeBSD slices per disk a bigger win than this kind of compatibility (and the new boot blocks allow booting off any FreeBSD slice) so I just prefer being explicit about the slice. > Besides that, it should say "da" now, not "sd". I've updated the man page. -- Robert Nordier To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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