Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:32:54 -1000 From: Al Plant <noc@hdk5.net> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Advanced Format Drive ? GPT ? Message-ID: <50A6A2F6.7050000@hdk5.net> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1211151604310.66706@wonkity.com> References: <17388.1352953630@tristatelogic.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1211142250370.58597@wonkity.com> <50A56467.1030206@hdk5.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1211151604310.66706@wonkity.com>
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Warren Block wrote: > On Thu, 15 Nov 2012, Al Plant wrote: > >> I looked over the GPT sample and have a question. >> >> In the fstab entries, something that uses msdosfs, (thumb drive maybe). %%%%%%%%%%%>> >> Can you enter it directly in the fstab after the basic partitions and >> other /dev have been entered in the initial setup? > > Short answer: yes, but... > > Longer answer: most flash drives have an MBR partition setup with one > partition filling the whole device. Since it's not GPT, it won't/can't > have GPT labels on the partitions. But the GEOM system will create a > label for the MSDOS filesystem if it has been given a volume name. That > label will appear in /dev/msdosfs/ and can be used in an /etc/fstab entry. > _______________________________________________ > Thanks,, For the sage advice. %%%%%%%%%%%%% ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 7.2 - 8.0 - 9* + < email: noc@hdk5.net > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol
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