Re: [lfs-dev] gptfdisk

2012-12-31 Thread Richard Melville
We now install fdisk as a part of util-linux so we have chosen one method right now for LFS. Exactly. My issue is that if the user reboots to the new LFS, there is no way to change the partition table if it is a GPT. The use would have to reboot back to the host, make the change and

Re: [lfs-dev] gptfdisk

2012-12-30 Thread Matt Burgess
On Sat, 2012-12-29 at 21:40 -0800, Nathan Coulson wrote: On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Bruce Dubbs bruce.du...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to propose adding gptfdisk to LFS. http://sourceforge.net/projects/gptfdisk/ It allows creation and management of GUID Partition Table (GPT)

Re: [lfs-dev] gptfdisk

2012-12-30 Thread Richard Melville
I would like to propose adding gptfdisk to LFS. http://sourceforge.net/projects/gptfdisk/ It allows creation and management of GUID Partition Table (GPT) disks using a fdisk type syntax. It's much easier to use than gnu parted. After using a GPT partitioned disk for a while, I recommend it

Re: [lfs-dev] gptfdisk

2012-12-30 Thread Randy McMurchy
On 12/30/2012 3:00 AM, Matt Burgess wrote: On Sat, 2012-12-29 at 21:40 -0800, Nathan Coulson wrote: On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Bruce Dubbs bruce.du...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to propose adding gptfdisk to LFS. I do prefer it for it's simplicity over parted, but I think BLFS would

Re: [lfs-dev] gptfdisk

2012-12-30 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Randy McMurchy wrote: On 12/30/2012 3:00 AM, Matt Burgess wrote: On Sat, 2012-12-29 at 21:40 -0800, Nathan Coulson wrote: On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Bruce Dubbs bruce.du...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to propose adding gptfdisk to LFS. I do prefer it for it's simplicity over parted,

Re: [lfs-dev] gptfdisk

2012-12-30 Thread Ken Moffat
On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 12:07:08PM -0600, Bruce Dubbs wrote: Perhaps adding the page to BLFS and expanding the first paragraph in section 9.3 of LFS would be the way to go. Seems reasonable. ĸen -- das eine Mal als Tragödie, das andere Mal als Farce --

[lfs-dev] gptfdisk

2012-12-29 Thread Bruce Dubbs
I would like to propose adding gptfdisk to LFS. http://sourceforge.net/projects/gptfdisk/ It allows creation and management of GUID Partition Table (GPT) disks using a fdisk type syntax. It's much easier to use than gnu parted. After using a GPT partitioned disk for a while, I recommend it

Re: [lfs-dev] gptfdisk

2012-12-29 Thread Nathan Coulson
On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Bruce Dubbs bruce.du...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to propose adding gptfdisk to LFS. http://sourceforge.net/projects/gptfdisk/ It allows creation and management of GUID Partition Table (GPT) disks using a fdisk type syntax. It's much easier to use than