From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 23 19:33:15 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F03731065676 for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:33:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsdq@peterk.org) Received: from poshta.pknet.net (poshta.pknet.net [216.241.167.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B59A8FC0C for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:33:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 43382 invoked by uid 89); 23 Dec 2011 19:33:13 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO pop.pknet.net) (127.0.0.1) by poshta.pknet.net with ESMTP; 23 Dec 2011 19:33:13 -0000 Received: from 74.63.162.21 (SquirrelMail authenticated user fbsdq@peterk.org) by pop.pknet.net with HTTP; Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:33:13 -0700 Message-ID: <5ec54f1ba62092b324c06ff2c509d04b.squirrel@pop.pknet.net> In-Reply-To: <4EF4D164.1050005@gmail.com> References: <4EF4C0E4.7080902@gmail.com> <23e2a89872f6805695ac526665c4d60f.squirrel@pop.pknet.net> <4EF4D164.1050005@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:33:13 -0700 From: "Peter" To: "Johan Hendriks" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.21 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Cc: FreeBSD Subject: Re: gpart, modified label does not show up in /dev/gpt. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:33:15 -0000 > Peter schreef: >>> Hello all. >>> >>> I just installed FreeBSD 9.0 RC2 and upgraded to 9.0 RC3. >>> >>> I used the standard GPT disk layout at install. >>> >>> Now i want to set labels for my disk, so that i can swap around disks a >>> little more easy. >>> So reading through the man page it told me to use gpart modify -i -l >>> >>> The layout is as follows: >>> test# gpart status >>> Name Status Components >>> da0p1 OK da0 >>> da0p2 OK da0 >>> da0p3 OK da0 >>> >>> test# gpart list | grep label >>> label: (null) >>> label: (null) >>> label: (null) >>> >>> Now i modified the gpart labels. >>> >>> test# gpart modify -i1 -l bootpart da0 >>> da0p1 modified >>> test# gpart modify -i2 -l rootpart da0 >>> da0p2 modified >>> test# gpart modify -i3 -l swap da0 >>> da0p3 modified >>> >>> Ok all looks fine. >>> Now lets see if i can use my labels >>> >>> test# cd /dev/gpt >>> /dev/gpt: No such file or directory. >>> >>> Well it does not create my labels >>> I did check if the labels where there >>> >>> test# gpart list | grep label >>> label: bootpart >>> label: rootpart >>> label: swap >>> >>> So i rebooted the machine! >>> But after a reboot, still no /dev/gpt. >>> >>> So why is it not creating my labels! >>> Am i missing a step? >>> >>> Thanks for your time. >>> >>> And before i forget, merry christmas to all, and a wonderful 2012. >>> >>> regards, >>> Johan Hendriks >>> >> I was going to say if you mount /dev/da0p? its /dev/gpt/label >> disappears, >> and since all the partition are mounted already [/dev/gpt/ is empty], >> then >> /dev/gpt is maybe also removed.......but /dev/gpt/bootpart is not >> mounted >> and should still show up. >> >> >> When you ran the 'gpart' commands, did you set the sysctl geom debug >> variable? [sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=17] >> After the reboot, are the labels still there? [gpart list | grep label] >> >> ]Peter[ >> > I placed some other disk in (for the zfs pool) > Now i have /dev/gpt/bootpart, but not the labels for swap and / > I did not use the sysctl value. > > And yes the labels are stil in place. > > test# cd /dev/gpt > test# ls -al > total 1 > dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Dec 23 20:02 . > dr-xr-xr-x 10 root wheel 512 Dec 23 21:02 .. > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 123 Dec 23 20:02 bootpart > test# gpart list | grep label > label: bootpart > label: rootpart > label: swap > test# > > I will try the debugflag option. > But it should not be nessacary i guess. > > thanks > regards > Johan > If you have already mounted a /dev/da0p?, its label is removed from /dev/gpt - 'bootpart' is never mounted, that is why it's label remains. you just have to change /etc/fstab to the /dev/gpt/labels and then they will remain and get mounted - Or boot from a DVD, don't mount anything and you'll see the labels. ie: If you mount '/dev/da0p2'as '/' then '/dev/gpt/rootpart' will no longer be available, same goes for swap and everything else. If you mount 'dev/gpt/rootpart' as '/', the you'll have both '/dev/da0p2' and '/dev/gpt/bootpart' ]Peter[