Re: can't mount root during freebsd-update 7.0 -> 8.1 on amd64

2010-12-05 Thread Andrey V. Elsukov
On 06.12.2010 10:22, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: > Thanks, that's what I had hoped (but had noticed a few things lately > that had me wondering whether they might perhaps not be working > entirely _correctly_ -- I need to do some more experimentation). > > The next question then is, when _does_ t

Re: can't mount root during freebsd-update 7.0 -> 8.1 on amd64

2010-12-05 Thread perryh
"Andrey V. Elsukov" wrote: > >> NOTE: Some old utilities like bsdlabel may not work if the > >> kernel doesn't include GEOM_BSD and other old slicer classes. > >> In other words, bsdlabel et al don't work with GEOM_PART. > > > > Does this mean that, in 8.1-RELEASE, bsdlabel/disklabel will > > not

Re: can't mount root during freebsd-update 7.0 -> 8.1 on amd64

2010-12-05 Thread Andrey V. Elsukov
On 06.12.2010 3:11, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: >> GEOM_PART (gpart) is a new GEOM partition class (slicer) and >> utility that rolls up support for many partitioning formats >> (MBR, BSD, GPT etc.) into a single code base. >> ... >> NOTE: Some old utilities like bsdlabel may not work if the kerne

Re: can't mount root during freebsd-update 7.0 -> 8.1 on amd64

2010-12-05 Thread perryh
David DEMELIER wrote: > Here : http://ivoras.sharanet.org/freebsd/freebsd8.html > > GEOM_PART becomes the default slicer > > Status: Committed to -CURRENT > Will appear in 8.0: sure > Author: Marcel Moolenaar & others > Web: commit message > > GEOM_PART (gpart) is a new GEOM partition class (slic