Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 10:58:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Gordon Tetlow <gordont@bluemtn.net> To: Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> Cc: <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Incorporate a new partion on toshiba 4005 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0105041055160.16321-100000@sdmail0.sd.bmarts.com> In-Reply-To: <m3ae4wpyqg.fsf@gnus.cvs.983032537>
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On 1 May 2001, Harry Putnam wrote: > I imagine this is really basic stuff but as have many aspects of > Freebsd this task seems very confusing. > > The laptop has FreeBSD and Redhat linux and a skeleton intstall of > win98, on it. I want to wipe out the linux partition and add it to > the FreeBSD space. > > There seems to be no handy tool that supplies me with usable > information about the disk. At least not with out major studies . > > Fdisk output is nearly useless. It apparently doens't see the linux > partition at all. > > disklabel and diskpart both seem to expect irreversable commands with > out showing me what they'll do. Or where. I tend to agree on this one, disk utilities in FreeBSD aren't exactly user-friendly. > That brings us to /stand/sysinstall and the fdisk editor. > > Evey piece of documentation on www.FreeBSD.org advises use of > /stand/sysinstall for compatability mode partitions. (There is still > a skeleton install of Win/98) > > Ok cool, but every one of them skates right over the firt big > stumbling block. > > They tell you to `select a disk to work on'. No mention of why two > are shown and I only have one. Selecting either one shows me the > exact same picture but with a different name. hmm, lemme guess. wd0 and ad0? > So how can I tell witch one to select? Does it matter? What are the > repercussions? The best thing to do would be to take a look at your /etc/fstab and see what it uses (ad0s1a?) and then edit the disk listed with sysinstall. -gordon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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