Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 09:17:38 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: "Mike." <the.lists@mgm51.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [10.0RC2] partition labels during install Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1312220910580.3210@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <201312221025110645.0060D808@smtp.24cl.home> References: <201312221025110645.0060D808@smtp.24cl.home>
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On Sun, 22 Dec 2013, Mike. wrote: > I just installed 10.0RC2 on a test notebook (dmesg at the end of > this message) to start becoming familiar with the changes it > brings. > > During the install, while I was in the Guided partitioning part > of the install, I specified a label for each of the partitions > to be created. (I suspect this feature was available in earlier > versions, but this is the first time I've used it) ... > Hmmm... so then I checked to see if the labels had been created > in /dev > > > > # ls -al /dev/lab* > ls: /dev/lab*: No such file or directory > So now I have the question --- what is the purpose of allowing > me to type in labels during the install process? Where do they > "show up" after the install is complete? Only generic labels show up in /dev/label. GPT labels show up in /dev/gpt, filesystem labels show up elsewhere depending on type. See glabel(8). Also, be aware that GEOM will hide some labels when a device is mounted. As for why bsdinstall does not use them, I don't know. My guess would be that it's desired but not yet implemented. There are several complicating factors like the multiple types and locations of labels. GPT labels, the least-intrusive kind, are only available on disks partitioned with GPT.
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