From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 3 15:19:32 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB5A01065670 for ; Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:19:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B51F8FC0C for ; Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:19:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id o13FI8rK015316; Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:18:08 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id o13FI8HL015315; Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:18:08 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:18:08 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: Steve Franks Message-ID: <20100203151808.GC15086@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <539c60b91002021859h6761ef1fk244d69000e089c65@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <539c60b91002021859h6761ef1fk244d69000e089c65@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: can't make an 'a' slice except with auto-defaults X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:19:32 -0000 On Tue, Feb 02, 2010 at 07:59:15PM -0700, Steve Franks wrote: > On a running system. I mean, I know I should quit being a &%^#& and > read the manpage for bsdlabel, but sysintall really does have a nice > tui. 'C'reate slice goes straight to 'd', even on a 'fresh' disk. > I see in the handbook, this is alluded to, but some intermediate level > between begginer and expert (bsdlabel just strikes me as way too easy > to trash the disk I'm running off of while trying to make a backup), > would be nice...512M just won't fit the kernel+symbols. > > Well, Create slice would be an fdisk(8) thing, not bsdlabel. bsdlabel creates partitions within a slice. But, generally you cannot run fdisk on a disk that is in use on a running system - which generally means that it is the boot device, has filesystems mounted or has part of the currently designated swap space. You will need to plug in a boot cd or bring up the fixit system for that. The fixit system runs from memory - creates filesystems and mount points in memory rather than on disk, so it can talk to any disk. New, if you are working on a non-used (extra) disk, eg one that is not the boot device nor has any mounted filesystems or swap space on it, then you should be able to fdisk and bsdlabel that from a running system. I have no idea what you mean by "'C'reate slice goes straight to 'd'" It does not match anything I remember being possible. I don't happen to have any system handy at the moment that I can muck with disks on. ////jerry > > Steve > _______________________________________________ > 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"