Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 15:48:26 -0700 From: Joshua Oreman <oremanj@webserver.get-linux.org> To: Fuzzy <fuzzy@pooh.ASARian.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sysinstall's disklabel wont create more [partitions than a-h? Message-ID: <20030421224826.GE70701@webserver.get-linux.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0304211150560.23898-100000@pooh.ASARian.org> References: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0304211150560.23898-100000@pooh.ASARian.org>
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On Mon, Apr 21, 2003 at 11:59:45AM -0400 or thereabouts, Fuzzy seemed to write: > > I'm installing fbsd 4-8-release > on an 80gig ide hd, i want to > divide the disk into more parts, > (BSD partitions), than the > disklabel function of sysinstall > will allow. > > I can make 4 slices and use a-h in > each of them, but would like to > use the automated tool, as I'm > really awfull with arithmetic > and have a hard time with the > line mode disklabel. > > I've been told by people its > possible to create more BSD > partitions then a,b,e,f,g,h > but am having difficulty > figuring it out. FreeBSD only lets you use a-h. NetBSD, same. OpenBSD gives you a-p. > > does anyone know the trick > to convince sysinstall's > disklabel to do this, > (or failing that, a way to > do with the real disklabel > that doesn't require good > math skills)? > There's no way to get more than 'h' partition in FBSD. > thank in advance Hope this helps, -- Josh > > -- > /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Fuzzy, SysAdmin, > \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | ASARian.org > X - NO Word docs in e-mail | fuzzy @ ASARian.org > / \ > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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