On 4/7/2011 3:39 PM, Nick Holland wrote: > On 04/07/2011 02:08 PM, Steven R. Gerber wrote: >> Nick, >> Thanks for the clue, but I still don't get it (me dummy?). >> ****************************************************** >> NOTE for re-installers: The new installer will not clear your old >> disklabel if you chose "(C)ustom Layout", but you will need to >> re-specify each mount point using the 'm' option in disklabel(8). >> >> The installer now creates those partitions and creates file systems on >> them using newfs(8), and mounts them for installation: >> ****************************************************** >> The FAQ indicates that I must set mounts in disklabel and that they'll >> be newfs'd. >> If I don't set them then how/where will the installer copy and unpack >> files? > > you don't not set ALL the mount points, you just don't set the mount > points you wish to save. > > i.e., simple case, you have: > / sd0a > /usr sd0d > /var sd0e > /home sd0h > /tmp sd0f > /u1 sd0g > > You want to save /u1 and /home. So, don't define mount points for the > partitions that would have been mounted (sd0g, sd0h). Define the other > four partitions mount points. sd0g and sd0h won't be newfs'd. > >> Is there a point in the process (after disklabel, before file sets) >> where I can fix /etc/fstab and mount? > > NO. > if you are trying to unpack files on to partitions you tried to avoid > newfs-ing, you are doing it wrong! > > What if you want to save /usr from newfs? YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG. > what if you want to save /var from newfs? YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG > (probably). > what if you want to save / from newfs? YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG. > What if you want to save /tmp from newfs? You are missing the point of > /tmp. > > The only thing you should be trying to save are data containing > directories -- /home and maybe some other "special" directories, like my > /u1 example here. A possible exception to his might be /var; I could > see you may have websites or mail and didn't think far enough ahead to > put those in their own partition, but you will have a bit of a clean-up > job to do there, as things like the pkg database live there, restoring > that over a machine with a different package collection installed is > annoying. > > AFTER your first boot, edit /etc/fstab to put back your other > partitions. AFTER install. > > That should be non-eventful, but you should practice on a non-critical > system. > > Nick. > > >
Lightbulb and a forehead slap!!! Thanks, Steven
