Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:00:17 -0400 From: Mike Meyer <mwm-keyword-freebsdhackers2.e313df@mired.org> To: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: disklabel differences FreeBSD, DragonFly Message-ID: <17610.38657.274287.959855@bhuda.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <200607282236.k6SMaRlj089446@apollo.backplane.com> References: <20060727063936.GA1246@titan.klemm.apsfilter.org> <20060727122159.GB4217@britannica.bec.de> <20060727202528.GA14954@titan.klemm.apsfilter.org> <200607282236.k6SMaRlj089446@apollo.backplane.com>
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In <200607282236.k6SMaRlj089446@apollo.backplane.com>, Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> typed: > There is another solution for FreeBSD folks, however. You *DO* have > four slices to play with. You can put a disklabel with 8 partitions > in it on each one (for 32 total). It isn't as convenient, but it does > work. Um, that's "many" slices. The extended slice can hold as many slices as you want. The OS accessing them may have limits (I don't know if FreeBSD does or not). FreeBSD can put partitions in logical slices, but it can't boot from them. There are other options for those that want them. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information.
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