Re: CLI filesystem format tool
On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 10:59:33PM -0400, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > I would suggest that you first use bsdlabel to create a single partition > on that slice. You can use the a: partition, or if you feel squimish > about using that one that is traditionally used for root, then use > the d: partition. Do this: > >bsdlabel -w ad0s3To initialize a partition label, then >bsdlabel -e ad0s3 > > You enter an edit more. Just duplicate the c: line > --Do NOT change the c: line-- > edit that duplicate line and make it a: or d: or whatever. > Change the tuype to BSD4.2 > You can add values for [fsize bsize bps/cpg],maybe to: > 2048 16384 28552 > But I think you can just leave them blank. > write/quit the edit session and the label is written. > > Then you need to run newfs on that new partition. > >newfs /dev/ad0s3a or newfs /dev/ad0s3dif you named it d: > > Then, just edit /etc/fstab to make it mount at boot time > and mount it up. If you already have stuff in /home, then you will > need to make one of them a temporary mount somewhere to move stuff over. Thanks for the advice. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] Paul Graham: "Real ugliness is not harsh-looking syntax, but having to build programs out of the wrong concepts." ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: CLI filesystem format tool
On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 06:16:39PM -0400, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 03:53:19PM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > > Is there a simple command line tool in FreeBSD for creating a filesystem > > on an already extant slice? > > > > I'm working on a system with three main slices -- ad0s1, ad0s2, and > > ad0s3. The ad0s2 slice is further split up into the default parts of a > > FreeBSD install. The ad0s1 slice is in use by another OS. The ad0s3 > > slice has nothing of value on it, and I want to make it a FreeBSD-native > > filesystem then mount it at /usr/home. > > > > I've been hoping to find something akin to the Linux tool mkfs for this > > purpose, but so far have come up empty. Isn't there something that > > works similarly to that? Example: I would suggest that you first use bsdlabel to create a single partition on that slice. You can use the a: partition, or if you feel squimish about using that one that is traditionally used for root, then use the d: partition. Do this: bsdlabel -w ad0s3To initialize a partition label, then bsdlabel -e ad0s3 You enter an edit more. Just duplicate the c: line --Do NOT change the c: line-- edit that duplicate line and make it a: or d: or whatever. Change the tuype to BSD4.2 You can add values for [fsize bsize bps/cpg],maybe to: 2048 16384 28552 But I think you can just leave them blank. write/quit the edit session and the label is written. Then you need to run newfs on that new partition. newfs /dev/ad0s3a or newfs /dev/ad0s3dif you named it d: Then, just edit /etc/fstab to make it mount at boot time and mount it up. If you already have stuff in /home, then you will need to make one of them a temporary mount somewhere to move stuff over. jerry > > > > command /dev/ad0s3 fstype > > newfs > > Kris > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: CLI filesystem format tool
On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 06:16:39PM -0400, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 03:53:19PM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote:
> > Is there a simple command line tool in FreeBSD for creating a filesystem
> > on an already extant slice?
> >
> > I'm working on a system with three main slices -- ad0s1, ad0s2, and
> > ad0s3. The ad0s2 slice is further split up into the default parts of a
> > FreeBSD install. The ad0s1 slice is in use by another OS. The ad0s3
> > slice has nothing of value on it, and I want to make it a FreeBSD-native
> > filesystem then mount it at /usr/home.
> >
> > I've been hoping to find something akin to the Linux tool mkfs for this
> > purpose, but so far have come up empty. Isn't there something that
> > works similarly to that? Example:
> >
> > command /dev/ad0s3 fstype
>
> newfs
Thanks. That's exactly what I needed. It doesn't seem to show up for
any of the usual suspect search terms with apropos.
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Re: CLI filesystem format tool
On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 03:53:19PM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > Is there a simple command line tool in FreeBSD for creating a filesystem > on an already extant slice? > > I'm working on a system with three main slices -- ad0s1, ad0s2, and > ad0s3. The ad0s2 slice is further split up into the default parts of a > FreeBSD install. The ad0s1 slice is in use by another OS. The ad0s3 > slice has nothing of value on it, and I want to make it a FreeBSD-native > filesystem then mount it at /usr/home. > > I've been hoping to find something akin to the Linux tool mkfs for this > purpose, but so far have come up empty. Isn't there something that > works similarly to that? Example: > > command /dev/ad0s3 fstype newfs Kris ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
