Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:49:22 -0400 From: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> To: Michel Talon <talon@lpthe.jussieu.fr> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: returning to 8.2 from 9.0 Message-ID: <4E6BA322.8090901@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <20110910164401.GA89611@lpthe.jussieu.fr> References: <20110910164401.GA89611@lpthe.jussieu.fr>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Michel Talon wrote: > Fbsd8 wrote: > >> How do I fix the HD so 8.2 will install? > > man gpart, in particular the RECOVERING section. there are 2 copies of > the GPT you have erased only one. See gpart recover and gpart destroy. > > By the way FreeBSD-8.2 has the gpart utility so i suppose installation > on GPT is possible. And as far as i have seen, FreeBSD9 seems an > extremely nice release, with tons of exciting new stuff. The new > installer is *very* efficient, the system is fast, even with witness, > I don't see many reasons to come back to 8.2. > After erasing the front of the HD nether 9.0 or 8.2 will install. Can I use livecd dd command to erase the second copy of the GPT? Where is it at?
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?4E6BA322.8090901>