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Date:      Mon, 11 Feb 2002 20:10:02 -0800 (PST)
From:      Tom Rhodes <darklogik@pittgoth.com>
To:        freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: docs/34074: adding disks, incorrect
Message-ID:  <200202120410.g1C4A2Y73716@freefall.freebsd.org>

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From: Tom Rhodes <darklogik@pittgoth.com>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org,
	Cameron Watters <cameron@toolhouse.com>,
	Hiten Pandya <hitmaster2k@yahoo.com>
Cc:  
Subject: Re: docs/34074: adding disks, incorrect
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 22:52:59 -0500

 Hello to all involved in this pr, fellow members of the doc team, anyone 
 else who is interested  ;)
 
 Tonight, I threw an extra hard disk into my system (4.5) and ran 
 sysinstall(8) to configure the drive.  On my 4.5 system, however, the 
 'Partition' option is not there.  At least, under the Configure option. 
  I also want to note that, I used:
 
 Configure > Fdisk > Label
 
 although Label fed me some error messages, a simple exit and restart of 
 sysinstall(8) and I was back into the label editor.  (Handbook is 
 incorrect about the "ignore any errors from sysinstall" because it in 
 fact does not write the label, and spits "DEBUG: MakeDev: Unknown 
 major/minor for devtype" during the attempted w process, and if you 
 ignore, you will not get labels at all)  This time, I obtained no error 
 messages when doing the write operation.  After a few diags, I have 
 noticed that using the disklabel(8) utility is not required, however, 
 you seem to be required to exit sysinstall(8) before you can use the 
 Label editor.  The point in case is not that disklabel is required, nor 
 that if you use sysinstall(8) apperently you are required to restart 
 before using the Label editor, but that the Handbook apperently has 
 incorrect information and a patch is required.  When I submit a patch, I 
 will also try to accomplish a grammer cleanup on more parts of the 
 handbook...  Anyone who has noticed a difference in their use of 
 sysinstall(8) for adding drives is requested to come forward and talk 
 with me ;)
 

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