Re: bsdlabel editing to create a single partition
Got it, thanks! [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 21/04/07, L Goodwin wrote: I want to dedicate the entire disk to a single FreeBSD partition (da1s1a), and am a little confused about editing partitions via bsdlabel -e . Prior to editing, it looks like this: # /dev/da1s1: 8 partitions: # size offsetfstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] a: 17908300 16unused00 c: 17908316 0unused00# raw part, don't edit I gather that I should change the following field values for c:: fstype: 4.2BSD fsize: 2048 bsize: 16384 Questions: 1) Do I change the size value for a: or leave at current size? NO 2) Do I leave the c: line alone (in place) and if YES does its size and offset values need to be edited? Leave it alone. If someone could show me what it should look like when done, I'd appreciate it. When I leave the c: entry in place, I get /dev/da1s1a and /dev/da1s1c in /dev/. Should I delete the c: entry? Here's what I have now: # /dev/da1s1: 8 partitions: # size offsetfstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] a: 17908300 164.2BSD204816384 c: 17908316 0unused0 0# raw part, don't edit Don't edit the bsdlabel at all, just: # newfs -U /dev/da1s1a and it will automatically fill out the fsize, bsize, and bps/cpg fields. You can then add a line to fstab, mount it, fill it with text files containing the word corn ever and over. c: should nearly never be touched, and definitely never in the course of simply setting up a disk for use. -- -- - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: bsdlabel editing to create a single partition
On Sat, Apr 21, 2007 at 09:58:11PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 21/04/07, L Goodwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to dedicate the entire disk to a single FreeBSD partition (da1s1a), and am a little confused about editing partitions via bsdlabel -e slicename. Prior to editing, it looks like this: # /dev/da1s1: 8 partitions: # size offsetfstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] a: 17908300 16unused00 c: 17908316 0unused00# raw part, don't edit I gather that I should change the following field values for c:: fstype: 4.2BSD fsize: 2048 bsize: 16384 Questions: 1) Do I change the size value for a: or leave at current size? NO 2) Do I leave the c: line alone (in place) and if YES does its size and offset values need to be edited? Leave it alone. If someone could show me what it should look like when done, I'd appreciate it. When I leave the c: entry in place, I get /dev/da1s1a and /dev/da1s1c in /dev/. Should I delete the c: entry? Here's what I have now: # /dev/da1s1: 8 partitions: # size offsetfstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] a: 17908300 164.2BSD204816384 c: 17908316 0unused0 0# raw part, don't edit Don't edit the bsdlabel at all, just: # newfs -U /dev/da1s1a and it will automatically fill out the fsize, bsize, and bps/cpg fields. You can then add a line to fstab, mount it, fill it with text files containing the word corn ever and over. Almost, but not quite right, if I understand what is being said. You do want to do a bsdlabel and some minor editing as indicated below. First, did you do an 'fdisk -I da1' or'fdisk -IB da1'if you want it bootable. The presence of the 16 in the offset field of the a: line makes me think that you did not. So, do the fdisk. (If you do not do the fdisk, then the bsdlabel must be done to da1 and not da1s1 plus the newfs would be 'newfs /dev/da1a and not /dev/da1s1a which will make it one of those dangerously dedicated disks, which I don't recommend) c: should nearly never be touched, and definitely never in the course of simply setting up a disk for use. That is true. Do not change anything on the c: line. In your case you might want to dup that c: line and then change it to an a: line, change the type to BSD4.2 and put in the fsize, bsize and bps/cpg, though I think the system plugs in reasonable values if you don't put anything for them. If you intend to make the file system use all the space, then make the offset on that a: partition be '0' and the size be the same as the full size in the c: line. On the other hand you could just put '*' in the size and offset fields for the a: line. Then it will make the one partition that covers all the usable space. Then, when you get that bsdlabel -e done, you go ahead and do the newfs.newfs /dev/da1s1a NOTE, if you want to make the partition bootable, then after doing the fdisk -IB da1you must do bsdlabel -w -B da1s1 before doing the bsdlabel -e da1s1. So, the order is: fdisk -I da1or fdisk -IB da1 for a bootable slice bsdlabel -w da1s1 or bsdlabel -w -B da1s1 for bootable partition bsdlabel -e da1s1 newfs /dev/da1s1a jerry -- -- ___ 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]
bsdlabel editing to create a single partition
I want to dedicate the entire disk to a single FreeBSD partition (da1s1a), and am a little confused about editing partitions via bsdlabel -e slicename. Prior to editing, it looks like this: # /dev/da1s1: 8 partitions: # size offsetfstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] a: 17908300 16unused00 c: 17908316 0unused00# raw part, don't edit I gather that I should change the following field values for c:: fstype: 4.2BSD fsize: 2048 bsize: 16384 Questions: 1) Do I change the size value for a: or leave at current size? 2) Do I leave the c: line alone (in place) and if YES does its size and offset values need to be edited? If someone could show me what it should look like when done, I'd appreciate it. When I leave the c: entry in place, I get /dev/da1s1a and /dev/da1s1c in /dev/. Should I delete the c: entry? Here's what I have now: # /dev/da1s1: 8 partitions: # size offsetfstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] a: 17908300 164.2BSD204816384 c: 17908316 0unused0 0# raw part, don't edit Thanks! - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: bsdlabel editing to create a single partition
On 21/04/07, L Goodwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to dedicate the entire disk to a single FreeBSD partition (da1s1a), and am a little confused about editing partitions via bsdlabel -e slicename. Prior to editing, it looks like this: # /dev/da1s1: 8 partitions: # size offsetfstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] a: 17908300 16unused00 c: 17908316 0unused00# raw part, don't edit I gather that I should change the following field values for c:: fstype: 4.2BSD fsize: 2048 bsize: 16384 Questions: 1) Do I change the size value for a: or leave at current size? NO 2) Do I leave the c: line alone (in place) and if YES does its size and offset values need to be edited? Leave it alone. If someone could show me what it should look like when done, I'd appreciate it. When I leave the c: entry in place, I get /dev/da1s1a and /dev/da1s1c in /dev/. Should I delete the c: entry? Here's what I have now: # /dev/da1s1: 8 partitions: # size offsetfstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] a: 17908300 164.2BSD204816384 c: 17908316 0unused0 0# raw part, don't edit Don't edit the bsdlabel at all, just: # newfs -U /dev/da1s1a and it will automatically fill out the fsize, bsize, and bps/cpg fields. You can then add a line to fstab, mount it, fill it with text files containing the word corn ever and over. c: should nearly never be touched, and definitely never in the course of simply setting up a disk for use. -- -- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
