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Date:      Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:35:04 +0100
From:      Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>
To:        Tom Evans <tevans.uk@googlemail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD 8 GPT install, how?
Message-ID:  <20091203143504.GC64702@roberto-al.eurocontrol.fr>
In-Reply-To: <2e027be00912030631u78b4fde6x88883c108f280222@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <AB1C873C57E446B29135C09133000047@multiplay.co.uk> <20091203141527.GB64702@roberto-al.eurocontrol.fr> <2e027be00912030631u78b4fde6x88883c108f280222@mail.gmail.com>

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According to Tom Evans:
>Most of these arguments are unnecessary. gpart generally already knows
>where to put a partition (computers apparently are quite good at
>adding 2 numbers together), so specifying offsets just isn't
>necessary. This boils down to:

I was not sure for the first two partitions so I found it more precise to specify them, knowing that the numbers don't change.  Point taken though.

PS: and I did simplify mine overtime ;-)

-- 
Ollivier ROBERT -=- FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! -=- roberto@keltia.freenix.fr
In memoriam to Ondine : http://ondine.keltia.net/




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