Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:26:15 -0600 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: CLI filesystem format tool Message-ID: <20070430052615.GA20346@demeter.hydra> In-Reply-To: <20070430025933.GD15045@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <20070429215319.GA18753@demeter.hydra> <20070429221638.GA33593@xor.obsecurity.org> <20070430025933.GD15045@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
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On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 10:59:33PM -0400, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > I would suggest that you first use bsdlabel to create a single partition > on that slice. You can use the a: partition, or if you feel squimish > about using that one that is traditionally used for root, then use > the d: partition. Do this: > > bsdlabel -w ad0s3 To initialize a partition label, then > bsdlabel -e ad0s3 > > You enter an edit more. Just duplicate the c: line > --Do NOT change the c: line-- > edit that duplicate line and make it a: or d: or whatever. > Change the tuype to BSD4.2 > You can add values for [fsize bsize bps/cpg], maybe to: > 2048 16384 28552 > But I think you can just leave them blank. > write/quit the edit session and the label is written. > > Then you need to run newfs on that new partition. > > newfs /dev/ad0s3a or newfs /dev/ad0s3d if you named it d: > > Then, just edit /etc/fstab to make it mount at boot time > and mount it up. If you already have stuff in /home, then you will > need to make one of them a temporary mount somewhere to move stuff over. Thanks for the advice. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] Paul Graham: "Real ugliness is not harsh-looking syntax, but having to build programs out of the wrong concepts."
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