From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 22 21:42:34 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 452261065678 for ; Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:42:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lichray@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qy0-f182.google.com (mail-qy0-f182.google.com [209.85.216.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F11268FC12 for ; Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:42:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qyk27 with SMTP id 27so6385681qyk.13 for ; Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:42:33 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=Ke1aUpI5pd944YgaNwN+eyQfgZrYBBBKx3dfpEs8YMQ=; b=qxrFHTdBO/hQqPdz3L5fKUInm3ul3MCQaVC0kWCiswxjjJgApZ3HTVUlYhvCxrqtoI a76uShHNQy/n2WiIJf4YpbNroCGchRbNRIMGzbkQSp8TkHtYgOBWHnZBues07kUSU28q pYIy9+t1Qb9i3/8LZywOjkcO+giTAuWdgQMYo= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=vxexKwGMfqXAr76MGC5kP38h3Ma80eDO/cgxnNLDmeLbuxBaV+7cyxR5uBk2nm2wBQ bN26LHZ3Gno++vbvKr506ukwIIlazGsWRw3gHxsE3Cocx0ttHTEH0h2+pt0v4+xSe21U d/ioPK0hyIfRDxIu/IpHKfBjMkw7+4grszWuQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.224.41.11 with SMTP id m11mr5358947qae.155.1300830153313; Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:42:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.224.20.19 with HTTP; Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:42:33 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20110322162435.51028324.jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com> References: <20110322162435.51028324.jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com> Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:42:33 -0500 Message-ID: From: Zhihao Yuan To: Jason Hsu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD partitioning X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:42:34 -0000 On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Jason Hsu wrote: > How does partitioning work in FreeBSD? =C2=A0GParted recognizes FAT16, FA= T32, NTFS, ext2, ext3, ext4, swap, and many other formats but labels the Fr= eeBSD partition as unknown. =C2=A0Then there are the sub-partitions within = the main FreeBSD partition. > Check the manual here: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/install-steps.html I think the first thing you need to understand is, FreeBSD is a UNIX running on x86, not a UNIX rewrote for x86. So the x86-only concept, such as the partitions, may not apply to FreeBSD. In FreeBSD, the term `slice' refers to a record in MBR or GPT table, aka., a partition in x86 world. In a slice, we can use either bsdlabel to create UFS partitions, or install a ZFS pool. So, may be some day gparted can recognize a freebsd slice, it can never labels UFS partitions. > I'm finding it much more difficult to learn BSD than it was to learn Linu= x. =C2=A0However, I'm sure it will be worth it, as BSD is legendary for sta= bility and is the basis for Mac OS and other proprietary systems. Just ask questions in the mailling lists and forums. We answer your questions for free :) > > -- > Jason Hsu > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > --=20 Zhihao Yuan The best way to predict the future is to invent it.