Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 17:02:27 +0300 From: kallio@jyu.fi (Seppo Kallio) To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Cc: jc@irbs.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ** How to add second SCSI disk ? ** Message-ID: <v01530506ac58ed2a9126@[130.234.41.39]>
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>> Why does the (Standalone) Install not have the command "Write Disklabel >> Now!"? Is there some technical problem? Or do you just think the procedure >> in Install is more complicated than doing it with fdisk+disklabel+newfs? > >It doesn't have it because a) it's dangerous, and b) because Jordan & co. >were flat out writing what _is_ in there 8) I did it like this: 1. Started the FreeBSD from installation floppy 2. Started to install FreeBSD to the sd1 normally (not sd0!) 3. I did define / and swap partitions to the disk 4. Selected games only (custom distribution) 5. Intended to load games -- was complaining about /usr partition, but did accept 6. Download did fail because I did have wrong IRQ on my EtherLink III (ep0 config, default is 10, I have 5 and did not remember change it) It did not effect the disk partitions. So, I got a disk ready with some system software on it, /etc, /stand ... I think the sd0 was not harmed, carefull installer would disconnect power cable from the system disk (sd0). I did delete extra etc etc. and disk was ready. I think this is easy and takes only 4-5 minutes! BUT DO NOT USE /stand/sysinstall! I did try it also, but it is writing parameters to the running system /etc for example. Boot from FreeBSD boot floppy. I try to do some more test tomorrow. What you think? I do not understand how you define partitions without editing /etc/disktab entry. I do not know how to use the output of disktab -e /dev/sd0, how do I define swap etc. into it. Man disklabel does not tell it. BTW I have AHA2940 Seppo -- +-- Seppo Kallio ----- kallio@jyu.fi ---+ ! Computing Center ! Fax +358-41-603611 Phone +358-41-603606 ! ! University of Jyvaskyla ! http://www.jyu.fi/~kallio ! +-- Finland --+-- 62.14N 25.44E -- +
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