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Date:      Mon, 3 Sep 2012 07:34:36 +0200
From:      Nicolas Rachinsky <fbsd-mas-0@ml.turing-complete.org>
To:        freebsd-geom@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: GPT partitions missing, upgrading 7.4 to 8.3
Message-ID:  <20120903053436.GA2238@mid.pc5.i.0x5.de>
In-Reply-To: <504439EC.5000004@yandex.ru>
References:  <EB042679-81DF-4C2B-9B14-6CE46BA39D47@w4w.net> <504439EC.5000004@yandex.ru>

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* "Andrey V. Elsukov" <bu7cher@yandex.ru> [2012-09-03 09:02 +0400]:
> On 02.09.2012 19:47, Nicola Tiling wrote:
> > I'm trying to upgrade 7.4 to 8.3, but I fail.
> > 
> > On a third slice I have nine gpt partitions. Originally they were created under 6.2 with "gpt".
> > The upgrade from 6.4 to 7.4 runs without problems, but now from 7.4 to 8.3 the partitions are not
> > found. I can't see them under /dev and gpart list shows curious things, a fifth slice in the
> > third and a EBR scheme instead of GPT. I have load the kernel modules geom_part_gtp,
> > geom_part_mbr, geom_part_bsd. Is there a save way to install 8.3 or is it dead-end?
> 
> GEOM_PART_GPT cannot be nested.

Is there any technical reason for that? Would there be any problems if
the nesting check is removed?

7.X worked just fine with a gpt inside a slice or partition.

Nicolas
-- 
http://www.rachinsky.de/nicolas



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