From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 29 09:30:50 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F08816A4CE for ; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:30:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from newops.tamu.edu (newops.tamu.edu [165.91.251.59]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9117443FE1 for ; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:30:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from nipsy@newops.tamu.edu) Received: by newops.tamu.edu (Postfix, from userid 1019) id 1E7DB5C044; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 11:30:49 -0600 (CST) Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 11:30:48 -0600 From: Mark Nipper To: Garrett Wollman Message-ID: <20031029173048.GB76781@newops.tamu.edu> References: <20031026175852.GA770@galgenberg.net> <20031029072903.GA56958@dragon.nuxi.com> <20031029141217.GA76390@newops.tamu.edu> <200310291709.h9TH9vx7015987@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200310291709.h9TH9vx7015987@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sysinstall's fdisk/disklabel should be improved X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 17:30:50 -0000 On 29 Oct 2003, Garrett Wollman wrote: > < said: > > initial complaints, I do think that fdisk/disklabel in sysinstall > > need to be improved upon. They do not handle multi-terabyte disk > > arrays properly at all > > You should probably use GPT on multi-terabyte disk arrays. At first, I didn't even know what you were saying. :) Then, I remember seeing something about this when I was having my problems, and upon refreshing my memory a second ago, I'm now on the same page! :) But, I don't know too much about the new partitioning scheme you mention (GUID Partition Table, right?), especially with regards to the normal PC BIOS actually recognizing it, etc. I assume you could just use the MBR and do whatever you want with the rest of the drive. Anyway, do you you know of any good links describing the reasons to use it and generally how to use it as well as compatibility issues? I see a few things on google about patches and the like, but know real thorough description of all of this, even just under FreeBSD. -- Mark Nipper e-contacts: Computing and Information Services nipsy@tamu.edu Texas A&M University http://ops.tamu.edu/nipsy/ College Station, TX 77843-3142 AIM/Yahoo: texasnipsy ICQ: 66971617 (979)575-3193 MSN: nipsy@tamu.edu -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- GG/IT d- s++:+ a- C++$ UBL+++$ P--->+++ L+++$ E--- W++ N+ o K++ w(---) O++ M V(--) PS+++(+) PE(--) Y+ PGP++(+) t 5 X R tv b+++ DI+(++) D+ G e h r++ y+(**) ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ ---begin random quote of the moment--- Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound's the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. -- Robert Frost, _New Hampshire: A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes_, 1923 ----end random quote of the moment----