From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 18 18:48:24 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1FB81359 for ; Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:48:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from suseuser04@lajt.hu) Received: from mailout2.bwave.pl (mailout2.bwave.pl [37.233.100.32]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D753C1D17 for ; Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:48:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=drone-mailout2) by mailout2.bwave.pl with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1Up0x3-0003OQ-K8; Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:48:21 +0200 Received: from [10.2.1.187] by drone-mailout2 with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1Up0x3-0003ON-Cm; Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:48:21 +0200 Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Re:_FreeBSD_slice/partiton_setup_?= =?UTF-8?Q?question?= From: =?UTF-8?Q?Istvan_Gabor?= To: =?UTF-8?Q?FreeBSD_Questions?=, =?UTF-8?Q?Michael_Sierchio?=, =?UTF-8?Q?Michael_Sierchio?= In-Reply-To: References: <5b0c4c76.5d73a4fb.51c09c79.2f6f2@lajt.hu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <75c6982b.160d2cfb.51c0ab74.ef503@lajt.hu> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:48:20 +0200 X-Originator: 92.249.237.170 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:48:24 -0000 2013.=20j=C3=BAnius=2018.=2019:49=20napon=20Michael=20Sierchio=20=20=C3=ADrta: >=20On=20Tue,=20Jun=2018,=202013=20at=2010:44=20AM,=20Istvan=20Gabor=20=20wrote: >=20>=20... >=20>=20How=20can=20I=20do=20this=20in=20FreeBSD? >=20>=20Can=20I=20have=20slices=20with=20only=20one=20partition=20occupyi= ng=20the=20whole=20slice? >=20> >=20>=20Can=20I=20do=20something=20like=20the=20following: >=20> >=20>=20/dev/ad0s1a=20/ >=20>=20/dev/ad0s2e=20/home >=20>=20/dev/ad0s3e=20/usr/local >=20>=20/dev/ad0s5b=20swap >=20>=20/dev/ad0s6e=20/home/user1 >=20>=20/dev/ad0s7e=20/home/user2 >=20>=20etc. >=20> >=20>=20where=20the=20partitions=20(a,=20e,=20b)=20occupy=20the=20whole=20= slice=20where=20they=20reside=20on? Thanks,=20but=20I=20don't=20understand=20your=20answer. I=20am=20puzzled=20a=20little=20bit.=20My=20understanding=20based=20on=20= the=20FreeBSD=20handbook=20is=20that slices=20in=20FreeBSD=20are=20the=20partitions=20in=20linux.=20And=20that= =20on=20one=20slice=20(linux=20partition) FreeBSD=20=20has=20(or=20can=20have?)=20several=20partitions.=20These=20a= re=20labeled=20as=20letters:=20a=20for=20root partition,=20b=20for=20swap,=20c=20for=20the=20whole=20slice,=20and=20e=20= for=20a=20regular=20non-root=20partition. =20 >=20Why=20bother=20with=20partitions=20if=20you're=20going=20to=20use=20t= he=20whole=20slice? Are=20you=20saying=20that=20one=20can=20use/mount=20a=20whole=20slice=20w= ithout=20adding=20partitions=20to=20it? For=20example=20/dev/ada0s1=20could=20be=20the=20root=20partition? =20 >=20Why=20bother=20with=20slices=20if=20you=20won't=20run=20out=20of=20pa= rtitions? Do=20you=20mean=20putting=20all=20partitions=20on=20one=20big=20slice? I=20would=20like=20to=20be=20able=20to=20mount=20different=20partitions=20= independently=20from=20other=20OS, eg.=20from=20linux.=20As=20far=20as=20I=20know=20linux=20cannot=20mount=20= FreeBSD=20partitions,=20only=20the=20whole=20slice. If=20one=20slice=20has=20several=20partitions,=20one=20single=20partition= =20can=20not=20be=20mounted=20from=20linux. Could=20you=20please=20confirm=20if=20my=20understanding=20is=20correct,=20= or=20explain=20a=20little=20bit=20more=20detailed what=20you=20meant? Thanks, Istvan