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Subject: docs/112682: Handbook GEOM_GPT explanation does not provide
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>Number:         112682
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       Handbook GEOM_GPT explanation does not provide accurate information
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
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>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue May 15 10:10:02 GMT 2007
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>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Victor Engmark
>Release:        6.2-RELEASE
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>Environment:
>Description:
The current handbook, chapter 8.4, explains the kernel option "GEOM_GPT" as enabling "a large number of partitions on a single disk." How many?

More importantly, this is not sufficient information for anybody who has performed an installation with the default partitioning. Will disabling this option break a default installation?

Also, is this option necessary in order to /create/ partitions, just to /use/ them, or both?
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