Date: Sun, 07 May 2023 17:00:42 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 271281] gpart: wrong and useless error message "Invalid argument" when gpart fails due to internal bugs Message-ID: <bug-271281-227-om7hVm6EXi@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-271281-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-271281-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D271281 Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@freebsd.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resolution|--- |Not A Bug Status|New |Closed --- Comment #7 from Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@freebsd.org> --- Documentation might be improved, however this is not a kernel bug.=20 Essentially: a partition is not a file system.=20 <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/disks/#disks-adding>; is fairly clear. In a nutshell:=20 * use gpart to create a partition table then add a partition * use newfs to create a new UFS file systems. fstyp(8) <https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=3Dfstyp&sektion=3D8&manpath=3Dfr= eebsd-release> gpart(8) <https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=3Dgpart&sektion=3D8&manpath=3Dfr= eebsd-release> add is an argument. create is an argument.=20 The PARTITION TYPES section: <https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=3Dgpart&sektion=3D8&manpath=3Dfr= eebsd-release#PARTITION_TYPES>. If a person attempts to add, or create, a partition type that does not exis= t: that is, truly:=20 * an invalid argument * not a useless error message. mkntfs(8) <https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=3Dmkntfs&sektion=3D8&manpath=3Df= reebsd-ports> % pkg provides mkntfs Name : fusefs-ntfs-2022.10.3 Comment : Mount NTFS partitions (read/write) and disk images Repo : FreeBSD Filename: usr/local/sbin/mkntfs usr/local/man/man8/mkntfs.8.gz %=20 sysutils/fusefs-ntfs <https://www.freshports.org/sysutils/fusefs-ntfs/>; --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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