Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 16:38:32 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: s m <sam.gh1986@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: define more partitions in freebsd Message-ID: <20130601163832.d5951154.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1306010703170.81992@wonkity.com> References: <CAA_1SgHpcfWmS-CgE1WfQj4GLop9Wgeg__v2tzVbCj8pyt=qiA@mail.gmail.com> <20130601092111.8c1ad1c0.freebsd@edvax.de> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1306010703170.81992@wonkity.com>
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On Sat, 1 Jun 2013 07:10:03 -0600 (MDT), Warren Block wrote: > On Sat, 1 Jun 2013, Polytropon wrote: > > On Sat, 1 Jun 2013 11:10:32 +0430, s m wrote: > > > >> my question is: how can i define more partitions on my freebsd? (for > >> example, ad3s1a, ..., ad3s1h, ad3s1i, ad3s1j, ...). > > > > You cannot. You need to use the GPT partitioning approach > > and repartition your disk. With gpart, you can create more > > than 'h' partitions, but the partitions will have different > > names, such as ad3s1p1, ad3s1p2, ..., ad3s1p10, ad3s1p11, ... > > and so on. > > GPT partitioning is a replacement for MBR partitioning, and will > generally look like ad3p1, ad3p2, and so on. Sorry for my inaccuracy: Of course the slicing part as well as the BSD partitions are _both_ replaced by GPT partition numbers. > Use of gpart to set up a disk is shown here: > http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/disksetup.html That article should be on the top of each list regarding disk partitioning on FreeBSD, maybe something comparable could be added to the Handbook? > The FreeBSD 9.x installer, bsdinstall, uses GPT partitioning by default. > The older sysinstall that is used on FreeBSD 8 does not, and probably > has no native way to use GPT. As far as I know: no. You have to use the common CLI tools if you want to install FreeBSD 8 on a GPT system (but it's easily possible). > The partitions would have to be set up > manually from a shell before running the installer, and then manually > entered in the installer. With the precaution of _not_ to vary existing partitions. However, I don't know how the installer will handle the non-MBR partitions (probably comparable to dedicated partitions?), I've never tried that. (Even for dedicated layout, I personally tend to use CLI only, without using sysinstall or sade). -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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