Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 12:29:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Tim Gustafson <tjg@soe.ucsc.edu> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Cc: Volodymyr Kostyrko <c.kworr@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Upgrading Boot Loader Message-ID: <1484128131.118691280777381885.JavaMail.root@mail-01.cse.ucsc.edu> In-Reply-To: <118730593.118671280777368624.JavaMail.root@mail-01.cse.ucsc.edu>
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------=_Part_2038_791259765.1280777381883 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > PS: I've just recently changed my mind and moved from dedicated > vdevs to gpart. This gives possibility of: > 1. Having raw swap partition suitable for swapping/dumping. > 2. Updating bootcode online without loosing uptime. > Just in expense of some kilobytes of disk space. I too am using gpart to partition the drives: ad8 and ad10 are partitioned using gpart. I'm attaching the output of "gpart list" to this e-mail. Is there an easier/better way to upgrade the boot loader with gpart partitions? Tim Gustafson Baskin School of Engineering UC Santa Cruz tjg@soe.ucsc.edu 831-459-5354 ------=_Part_2038_791259765.1280777381883 Content-Type: text/plain; name=gpart.txt Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=gpart.txt Geom name: ad8 fwheads: 16 fwsectors: 63 last: 1953525134 first: 34 entries: 128 scheme: GPT Providers: 1. Name: ad8p1 Mediasize: 65536 (64K) Sectorsize: 512 Mode: r0w0e0 rawtype: 83bd6b9d-7f41-11dc-be0b-001560b84f0f label: (null) length: 65536 offset: 17408 type: freebsd-boot index: 1 end: 161 start: 34 2. Name: ad8p2 Mediasize: 17179869184 (16G) Sectorsize: 512 Mode: r1w1e1 rawtype: 516e7cb5-6ecf-11d6-8ff8-00022d09712b label: (null) length: 17179869184 offset: 82944 type: freebsd-swap index: 2 end: 33554593 start: 162 3. Name: ad8p3 Mediasize: 983024916992 (916G) Sectorsize: 512 Mode: r1w1e1 rawtype: 516e7cba-6ecf-11d6-8ff8-00022d09712b label: (null) length: 983024916992 offset: 17179952128 type: freebsd-zfs index: 3 end: 1953525134 start: 33554594 Consumers: 1. Name: ad8 Mediasize: 1000204886016 (932G) Sectorsize: 512 Mode: r2w2e4 Geom name: ad10 fwheads: 16 fwsectors: 63 last: 1953525134 first: 34 entries: 128 scheme: GPT Providers: 1. Name: ad10p1 Mediasize: 65536 (64K) Sectorsize: 512 Mode: r0w0e0 rawtype: 83bd6b9d-7f41-11dc-be0b-001560b84f0f label: (null) length: 65536 offset: 17408 type: freebsd-boot index: 1 end: 161 start: 34 2. Name: ad10p2 Mediasize: 17179869184 (16G) Sectorsize: 512 Mode: r0w0e0 rawtype: 516e7cb5-6ecf-11d6-8ff8-00022d09712b label: (null) length: 17179869184 offset: 82944 type: freebsd-swap index: 2 end: 33554593 start: 162 3. Name: ad10p3 Mediasize: 983024916992 (916G) Sectorsize: 512 Mode: r1w1e1 rawtype: 516e7cba-6ecf-11d6-8ff8-00022d09712b label: (null) length: 983024916992 offset: 17179952128 type: freebsd-zfs index: 3 end: 1953525134 start: 33554594 Consumers: 1. Name: ad10 Mediasize: 1000204886016 (932G) Sectorsize: 512 Mode: r1w1e2 ------=_Part_2038_791259765.1280777381883--
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