Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 22:43:16 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Bas Smeelen <b.smeelen@ose.nl>, Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Rick Miller <vmiller@hostileadmin.com> Subject: Re: Does FreeBSD start slices at head boundaries? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207062228060.39374@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20120706210409.4cca6eb5.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <CAHzLAVE0CahZhkKzU5=bLy5AvKsq_qgmqwAiO9BhWD3k1_uFvQ@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207061842370.5024@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <4FF71637.9030206@d3photography.com> <20471.8240.321332.987229@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <4FF724AF.9090602@ose.nl> <20120706202558.2a6d7e42.freebsd@edvax.de> <CAHzLAVH8hZ%2B=EXgUgihrAJ1EwtXvVZ1fgQcV6moDDitPYz2bRg@mail.gmail.com> <CAF6rxgm%2B2rb0o5QUmA7_3rd9yp88f%2BU7yVvOfznC0ecSBg9O9Q@mail.gmail.com> <20120706210409.4cca6eb5.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Fri, 6 Jul 2012, Polytropon wrote: > For maximum security, you can use the "old" approach of > using fdisk + disklabel (creating slice, creating partitions > within slice). This also delivers most compatibility for > other systems, if it should be needed, e. g. in a multiboot > environment. gpart(8) can create MBR slice/partition layouts (and GPT and other partition schemes). See the man page. There is little reason to use fdisk and bsdlabel any more.
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