Aw: Re: Aw: Re: Partitioning on a MBR table disk fails (and destroys my data...)

2015-12-12 Thread Rick Macklem
> Rick Macklem wrote: > > > I don`t use it, but gpart is the preferred FreeBSD command. You might try > > that instead. > > Does it work with MBR or only GPT? Anyway, I'll try it. > It does handle MBR. However, since you are already comfortable with the OpenBSD/NetBSD fdisk, maybe firing up one

Aw: Re: Aw: Re: Partitioning on a MBR table disk fails (and destroys my data...)

2015-12-11 Thread Carsten Kunze
Rick Macklem wrote: > I don`t use it, but gpart is the preferred FreeBSD command. You might try > that instead. Does it work with MBR or only GPT? Anyway, I'll try it. > Well, although installing is always a bit scary, if you don`t touch the > other > slices, I`d delete and create the freebsd o

Re: Aw: Re: Partitioning on a MBR table disk fails (and destroys my data...)

2015-12-11 Thread Rick Macklem
Carsten Kunze wrote: > Rick Macklem wrote: > > > Did you use "Manual" when it gets to the partitioning screen? > > When I've done this, after selecting "Manual MBR" (or whatever it's called, > > one or two below "Auto"), it should show you the slices > > (what FreeBSD calls the 4 MBR partitions):

Aw: Re: Partitioning on a MBR table disk fails (and destroys my data...)

2015-12-11 Thread Carsten Kunze
Rick Macklem wrote: > Did you use "Manual" when it gets to the partitioning screen? > When I've done this, after selecting "Manual MBR" (or whatever it's called, > one or two below "Auto"), it should show you the slices > (what FreeBSD calls the 4 MBR partitions): > - Then I select the "freebsd"